Lot 95
95
cover 1c Blue type II (7), two horizontal strips of three, large margins to slightly in, small horizontal scissors cut in one stamp, ms. penstroke cancels, used on blue folded cover to Hawaii with "New Bedford Ms. Aug 23" c.d.s., cover addressed to "Capt. Joseph Dias, Ship Pocahontas, Care of Messr. Magee [sic] Anthon & Co., Honolulu, Sandwich Islands [Hawaii], Makee Anthon & Co. is a well-known and extensively documented Hawaiian Forwarder, Makee, a former ship's captain turned merchant, functioned as a reliable forwarder for ships making port in Honolulu, the U.S. stamps paid the 6c rate for letters over 3,000 miles, the Hawaiian postage paid in cash upon arrival in Honolulu, the use of six 1c 1851 Issue stamps to pay the 6c rate is believed to be unique, based solely on the rate - the cover could have been used from July 1851 to April of 1855,

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cover 1c Blue type II (7), two horizontal strips of three, large margins to slightly in, small horizontal scissors cut in one stamp, ms. penstroke cancels, used on blue folded cover to Hawaii with "New Bedford Ms. Aug 23" c.d.s., cover addressed to "Capt. Joseph Dias, Ship Pocahontas, Care of Messr. Magee [sic] Anthon & Co., Honolulu, Sandwich Islands [Hawaii], Makee Anthon & Co. is a well-known and extensively documented Hawaiian Forwarder, Makee, a former ship's captain turned merchant, functioned as a reliable forwarder for ships making port in Honolulu, the U.S. stamps paid the 6c rate for letters over 3,000 miles, the Hawaiian postage paid in cash upon arrival in Honolulu, the use of six 1c 1851 Issue stamps to pay the 6c rate is believed to be unique, based solely on the rate - the cover could have been used from July 1851 to April of 1855,

VERY FINE, A FANTASTIC ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE USAGE TO HAWAII IN CARE OF ONE OF HAWAII'S MORE PROMINENT FORWARDERS, BELIEVED TO BE A UNIQUE FRANKING USING SIX 1851 ISSUE ONE-CENT STAMPS photo