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lot # 1914 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, BK. 'FRANCES PALMER.'. Bold strike of straightline ship handstamp (Gregory AUXSH-SF [BK. 'FRANCES PALMER.'], Rarity 1RRRR) on folded letter datelined "New York, 20 Juli 1855" and addressed to Honolulu, Hawaii, inside endorsement "per Empire City via San Francisco", flap with manuscript "San Francs. Sept 1. 1855. forwd. by Duisenberg & Co." forwarder's notation and additional clear strike of "G. B. Post & Co., San Francisco, Forwarded by" octagonal framed handstamp; vertical file folds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED STRIKES OF THE BK. 'FRANCES PALMER.' SHIP HANDSTAMP WITH SINGLE QUOTATION MARKS.
The Bark "Francis Palmer" departed San Francisco Sep. 2nd 1855 to Honolulu arriving Sep. 17th.
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