Details
cover 3c Dull Red (11), horizontal strip of four, large margins to slightly in, trifle diagonal corner at top right, tied by two bold strikes of "San Francisco, CAL. 16 Jul" c.d.s. on cover addressed to James M. Alexander, Williams College, Williamsport, Mass., red "HONOLULU*U.S. Postage Paid*JUN 16" c.d.s. of origin, this style of postmark confirms payment of U.S. postage in Honolulu, with the original contents headed "Honolulu, June 16th 1855", written from a father to his son, contents mention that the President of Oahu College will be resigning, that Mr. Dole was resigning as a professor, mentions the death of "Paki, the large old high chief, father-in-law of Charles Bishop", some small cover edge and corner faults,
OTHERWISE FINE, A DESIRABLE COVER WITH THE POSTAGE PAID PARTLY IN STAMPS AND PARTLY IN CASH photo
OTHERWISE FINE, A DESIRABLE COVER WITH THE POSTAGE PAID PARTLY IN STAMPS AND PARTLY IN CASH photo