Lot
59 
Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Mar 16, black cds on light buff cover to Tioga Pa. bearing 5¢ blue (32) tied by crude two-ring canceller and two U.S. 5¢ brown (76) singles tied by two strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Mar 30" cds duplex with multi-point star cancels, endorsed "Per Steamer "Idaho", Mch. 16. 1870" at bottom left, reduced slightly at left, F.-V.F., a scarce combination use. Gregory No. HON HI35 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED COVER CARRIED ON THE 27TH CONTRACT TRIP FROM HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Cover carried on 27th contract trip by NPTC "Idaho" from Honolulu Feb. 27th to San Francisco arriving Mar. 29th. The U.S. postage paying the 10¢ contract rate. Entered the mails with San Francisco Mar. 30th for forwarding by transcontinental railroad.
References: Illustrated and discussed in Fred Gregory's Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870 as fig. 17-110 on p. II-248.
Realized: $800