The David Golden Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...

**Mail to and from Hawaii continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
59°		"Honolulu 1 Janr. 1848". Folded printed circular with part-printed date and dated 1848 in error (should be 1849) to Sydney, New South Wales, sent from Starkey Janion & Co., the notice announces their intention to open an office in Yerba Buena in San Francisco with a fireproof stone building, red "Paid at Sydney" handstamp, also ornate "1 O'Clock" timestamp and manuscript "2" rate, "General Post OfficeSydneyMR24, 1849" receiving backstamp, small repair and tear at top, all of the markings strengthened in ink, still Fine and rare "Gold Rush" period mail, ex Wilson (Image)* Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
60°		"Honolulu 7th January 1850". Dateline and ship-name directive "by Brig Tepic via California & Panama" on folded letter addressed to Bordeaux, France, in the hand R. C. Wyllie (Hawaii's Minister of Foreign Relations under Kamehameha III), red "London 28 Apr. 1850" circular datestamp, red "PD" in oval, Calais and Bordeaux receiving backstamps, manuscript rate at left crossed out and re-rated "1/3" due, letter signed by Wyllie concerns shipment of wine which was accidentally sent to Callao before making its way to Hawaii, some minor wear, Very Fine, an unusual letter carried outside of the mails by the Tepic to England (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
61°		"Oahu, Sandwich Islands, April 13/55". Dateline on folded letter from Rear Admiral Henry William Bruce to his daughter, Mrs. T. R. Alexander, in care of the Admirals House in Portsmouth, England, forwarded to Brighton, "Portsmouth JU 13, 1855" circular datestamp, postage within England paid by Great Britain 1p Red, torn in half prior to use, tied by "42" in barred oval handstamp, Portsea and Brighton datestamps, some cover wear, still Fine, a remarkable letter from the British Navy commander-in-chief of the Pacific during the Crimean War, ex Van Dyke (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
62°		Hawaii to England. Blue folded cover with sender's ship-name directive "per 'Felix' to San Franco" at top and addressed to Manchester, England, clearly struck "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 20, 1859" circular datestamp, "Forwarded by White & Wilson San Francisco" double oval backstamp with July 19 manuscript date, London and Manchester receiving backstamps (Aug. 26), manuscript due rate, Very Fine, the bark Felix made one trip to Hawaii, arriving in Honolulu May 29 and departing June 18, 1858, she arrived in San Francisco on July 12 before returning to England on July 20, ex Krug and Ishikawa (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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