The "Andromeda" Collection of U.S. Bank Note Issue Covers continued...

**Hawaiian Mail**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2080		6c Dull Pink (159). Wide margins, bright color, used with Hawaii 1871 6c Yellow Green (33), equally choice centering and margins, both stamps tied by 3-ring target with center pin (Ty. 119), red "Honolulu H.I. Paid All Jan. 22, 1878" rimless datestamp on cover to Union City Mich., magenta "San Francisco Paid All Jan. 30" transit datestamp, U.S. stamp cancelled by San Francisco crossroads cancel which also ties Hawaiian stamp, slightly reduced and small mended nick at lower right not noted on certificate VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY UNUSUAL MIXED UNITED STATES AND HAWAIIAN FRANKING DURING THE CONVENTION PERIOD, WHEN THE 6-CENT RATE COULD BE PREPAID WITH THE STAMP OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. The 6c U.S.-Hawaii treaty rate (Jul. 1, 1870, to Dec. 31, 1881) required the sender in Hawaii to affix only a Hawaiian stamp on a letter addressed to a place within the United States. The addressee, Clara Moseley, was the daughter of Hiram Bingham Moseley, a descendent of Rev. Hiram Bingham, one of the Pioneer Company of Missionaries. The sender's decision to affix U.S. and Hawaiian 6c stamps could have been a misinterpretation of the rate requirements, although this seems unlikely eight years into the Convention period. It is also possible that the letter was over the half-ounce weight limit, and the U.S. stamp was added to pay the additional rate. Ex Braus and Risvold. With 2010 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2081		5c Blue (179). Used with Hawaii 1871 6c Yellow Green (33), both stamps tied by Honolulu 3-ring segmented target cancel and one of two strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 9" (1879) duplex datestamp and crossroads cancel on cover to London, England, "Honolulu H.I. Sep. 29" backstamp, red London "Paid" transit on front and back, "Theo. H. Davies, Agent for Lloyds, Honolulu, H.I." printed return card on flap, small cut across top right corner and couple small sealed tears at top edge, slight wear and faint toning AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE UNITED STATES AND HAWAIIAN MIXED FRANKING DURING THE CONVENTION PERIOD, WITH THE U.P.U. RATE TO ENGLAND PAID BY THE 5-CENT 1879 ISSUE. Although the U.S.-Hawaii treaty required only a 6c Hawaiian stamp on mail to the continental U.S., a letter addressed to a country beyond the U.S. was required to have a U.S. stamp prepaying the correct rate for the second leg of the trip. In this case, the 5c UPU rate to England was paid by the 5c Taylor. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2082		3c Green (158). Horizontal pair with wide straddle-pane margin, tied between perfs by quartered cork cancels, used with Hawaii 1871 6c Yellow Green (33), tied by 3-ring target with 3-hole punch applied at Honolulu (Ty. 116), "Gen'l Post Office Honolulu Apr. 4, 1878" backstamp (scarce type) on cover to Bremen, Germany, magenta "San Francisco Paid All Apr. 15" datestamp, scarce "New York * British Transit * D" backstamp, Bremen receiving backstamp, right 3c stamp with small corner crease, minor edgewear VERY FINE. A RARE "ALL GREEN" UNITED STATES AND HAWAIIAN MIXED FRANKING ON A CONVENTION PERIOD COVER, WITH THE U.P.U. RATE TO GERMANY PAID BY THE 3-CENT 1873 ISSUE PAIR. Although the U.S.-Hawaii treaty required only a 6c Hawaiian stamp on mail to the continental U.S., a letter addressed to a country beyond the U.S. was required to have a U.S. stamp prepaying the correct rate for the second leg of the trip. In this case, the 5c UPU rate to Germany was overpaid 1c by 3c pair. Ex Juhring and Advertiser. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2083		3c Green, 6c Carmine (147, 148). Rich colors, tied by bold strikes of San Francisco Foreign Mail crossroads cancel on 3c Green entire to Hilo, Hawaii, magenta "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 13 Paid" circular datestamp applied at the foreign-mail office, addressed to Hattie F. Coan, Extremely Fine, a beautiful Bank Note Issue franking and scarce double 6c treaty rate cover from San Francisco to Hawaii, the Coan family produced a vast quantity of correspondence, this might have been sent by Samuel Latimer Coan, who was living in San Francisco in the late 1860's and the 1870's, ex Hollowbush and Ainsworth (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
2084		5c Indigo (216). Cork cancel with duplex "Caldwell Kan. Oct. 30, 1889" datestamp on cover to U.S. Navy Pay Office in Honolulu, Hawaii, backstamped New York, San Francisco and Honolulu with notation "Rec'd Nov. 15, 89 per 'Australia' Honolulu H.I.", stamp has faint corner crease, cover lightly toned, still Very Fine, the 5c Garfield is scarce on covers to Hawaii (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2085		1c Ultramarine, 2c Green, 10c Brown (209, 212, 213). 10c three huge margins, 2c pair, all cancelled by half-circle cork and 2c pair tied by "Fairfield Ioa. Feb. 20, 1890" circular datestamp on registered attorney's corner card cover to Honolulu, Hawaii, purple "Registered" handstamp, San Francisco registry backstamp (Mar. 8) and label partly overlapping stamps, magenta "Honolulu Hawaii Mar. 15, 1890" circular datestamp, Very Fine, remarkably attractive example of the 5c UPU rate to Hawaii plus 10c registry fee on non-philatelic mail (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction

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