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cover 10c Green types II, III (14, 15), horizontal pair of former (pos. 15-16R) and single of latter, three large margins, just clear to large at bottom, right stamp has a trivial faint corner crease, all are tied by grids and "Bangor, Me. Jul 3" c.d.s. of origin on 1857 amber cover addressed to "Hon. Elisha H. Allen, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands", "July 3-'57" ms. docketing on front confirms the yeardate, Mr. Allen was the successor to W.L. Lee as Chief Justice of Honolulu, the U.S. postage pays a triple 10c rate for letters over 3,000 miles with the 2c ship fee and Hawaiian postage paid in cash upon arrival, cover slightly reduced at right,
VERY FINE AND A REMARKABLY CHOICE TRIPLE RATE COVER TO HAWAII, A BEAUTIFUL COVER AND AN EXCEPTIONAL USAGE FOR THE HAWAIIAN OR TEN-CENTS 1855 ISSUE SPECIALIST photo
VERY FINE AND A REMARKABLY CHOICE TRIPLE RATE COVER TO HAWAII, A BEAUTIFUL COVER AND AN EXCEPTIONAL USAGE FOR THE HAWAIIAN OR TEN-CENTS 1855 ISSUE SPECIALIST photo