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VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE HONOLULU STRAIGHTLINE, THE FIRST HANDSTAMPED POSTMARK OF HAWAII.
According to www.hawaiianstamps.com, this cover was carried aboard the Corsair, which departed Honolulu on Jan. 31, 1851, arriving in San Francisco on Feb. 19. It was then carried aboard the California from San Francisco to Panama on March 5, 1851. There are currently 34 recorded examples of the Honolulu straightline in the Gregory census (including eight in blue).
No. 23 in Gregory's Inaugural Treaty Period Log of Covers (www.hawaiianstamps.com). Illustrated in Ashbrook, Vol. II, page 242. Ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image)
VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY HONOLULU OFFICE MARKING ON A NEWSPAPER.
Covers from this early period of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express service in Hawaii are rare. This newspaper was probably on the top of a bundle carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. from Honolulu to San Francisco. Since its discovery in 1997, no others have surfaced. (Image)