Lot
400 
Oceanic Steamship Company, Hawaii, New Zealand & Australia, illustrated design depicting sailing ship and route on cover bearing 1¢ green, 2¢ brown, 5¢ deep indigo, 6¢ green, red overprints (55, 57, 58, 60) and 2¢ rose, black overprint. (66), all tied by "Honolulu. H.I. Jun 30, 1893" duplex to Vienna, Austria, reverse with San Francisco (7.12), New York (7.17) transits and Vienna (7.28) arrival cds, Very Fine, ex-Hill. Peters-Uota No. {US.CA} OSSC.SF-IL-1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED OCEANIC STEAMSHIP CO. CORNER CARD.
John D. Spreckels was owner of the Oceanic Steamship Company and son of Claus Spreckels. J.D. Spreckels and Brothers acted as general agents for Pacific visitors with "Splendid American Steamers" of the Oceanic Steamship Company that left San Francisco every four weeks bound for the "Milky Way of the Ocean" that included Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and Rarotonga.
Realized: $1,400