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octagonal handstamp on 1853 folded letter originating with red "New York Paid Mar 21" datestamp, pencil "12" rate (double the 6c rate to San Francisco), addressed in care of "Messr. G.B. Post Co., San Francisco, Cala" for their transmittal to Honolulu, Hawaii, additional blue oval "Oriental Line Agents Ogden & Haynes" handstamp, "Rec'd May 9 '53" docket on reverse, contents related to the sperm oil trade, file fold, very fine, an extraordinary combination of markings, ex-Haas
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datestamp with matching "Ship 12" due handstamp with additional red crayon "12" rate on cover to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, red "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Dec 27" datestamp, very fine
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datestamp with matching straight line "Ship" and "22" handstamps on cover to Penn Yan, New York, red "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Jan 17" origination postmark, fine, ex-Golden
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black datestamp with matching arced "Paid 8 Ship" handstamp on cover to Andover, Massachusetts, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Apr 22" origination postmark, carried to San Francisco by the schooner Ka Moi, very fine, ex-Harris
red datestamp with manuscript "22" rate on cover to Edgartown, Massachusetts, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Apr 18" origination postmark, small edge faults, fine and scarce