Los-Nr. 1610

1866, 5 c. blue in horizontal pair with identical ink gutters used on small envelope with reverse side "HILO. P.O. HAWAIIAN _ISLANDS / DEC 17" and front side adjacent clear red "HONOLULU U.S. POSTAGE PAID / DEC. 24"  to New York with combination franking US 1863, 5 c. brown (applied defective at left) with clear cogwheel and adjacent "SAN FRANCISCO CAL / JAN 14"; the envelope with small faults and reverse flap missing, still an attractive and rare cover Provenance: Floyd E. Risvold (2010)