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November 2, 1850 to June 30, 1851
Hono. Date MH# SF Date Mahoney# (Williams) Ship Notes
1850
1. - - 11/30 3-1 and 401 (260?) Penelope 11/6-11/30 Crabb & Spalding Nov. 1, 1850 market review to Alexander Holmes, Kingston, Mass.; Oregon departed SF for Panama Dec. 1
2. 11/2 201 (blue) 12/1 3-1 red (280) Penelope 11/6-11/30 First straightline (MH #201) cover. Collect to Eldridge, Barnstable, Mass. w/ms 42; contents dated Honolulu 13Oct50; steamer Oregon departed SF for Paname Dec. 1
3. - - 12/1 7-2 (290) Penelope 11/6-11/30 Crabb & Spalding Oct. 1, 1850 market review to Messrs. J. Howland, New Bedford; Oregon departed SF for Panama Dec. 1
4. - - 12/15 7-2 (290) Spartacus 11/7-12/10 Collect to Alexander Holmes, Kingston, Mass.; message dated from Oct. 8 to Oct. 24, 1850; California departed SF for Panama Dec. 15
5. - - 12/1 3-1 and 307 (280) Penelope 11/6-11/30 Collect to Ellis & Crosby, SF w/red clamshell 6 and Lahaina dateline Nov. 5, 1850
6. - - 12/13 3-1 (280) Spartacus 11/7-12/10 Collect to Ellis & Crosby, SF w/red stamped 2 and Honolulu dateline Nov. 6, 1850
7. 11/7 201 (blue) 12/15 7-2 (290) Spartacus 11/7-12/10 Collect to Boston; dateline Kohala, Oct. 3, 1850 w/orange integral "40" SF cds, received at Boston Jan. 27, 1851; California departed SF for Panama Dec. 15. The whereabouts of this cover has not been reported for over 70 years.
8. 11/16 201 (blue) 12/14 3-1 (280) Sarah McFarland 11/17-12/10 Collect to Butler, Keith & Hill, Boston w/red stamped "80"; Isthmus (Law's Line) departed SF for Panama Dec. 14; California (PMSC) departed SF for Panama Dec. 15
9. - - 1/1 7-2 (290) Laura Bevan 11/21-12/13 Collect to Swift & Allen, New Bedford; SF integral "40" cds; Carolina departed SF for Panama Jan. 1; dateline Honolulu Nov. 19, 1850
10. 11/23 201 (blue) 12/15 3-1 (260?) Fawn 11/24-12/12 or Juene Lucie 11/27-12/14 Collect to Butler, Keith & Hill, Boston w/red stamped "40"; California departed SF for Panama Dec. 15
11. 11/30 201 (blue) 1/1 7-2 (290) Connecticut 12/7-12/31 Collect to Boston; dateline Waiohinu Oct. 14, 1850 w/SF integral "40" cds; Carolina departed SF for Panama Jan. 1. The whereabouts of this cover has not been reported for over 70 years.
12. 11/30 201 (blue) 1/1 7-2 (290) Connecticut 12/7-12/31 Collect to Mrs. D.L. Sherman, Washington, NY w/SF integral "40" cds; Carolina departed SF for Panama Jan. 1
13. 12/7 201 (blue) 1/15 6-B (unlisted) Gov. Davis 12/12-1/5 Collect to Hunnewell, Boston; m/s red "42"; Unicorn departed SF for Panama Jan. 15
14. 12/7 201 (blue) 1/15 6-B (unlisted) Gov. Davis 12/12-1/5 Collect to Henry A. Pierce, Boston; m/s red "42"; Unicorn departed SF for Panama Jan. 15
15. 12/21 201 (black) 1/23 3-1 (260?) Chameleon 12/21-1/22 Collect to Alexander, Harrisburg, Pa., fwd. to New Haven; m/s red "42," m/s "Fwd 5" and blue PAID (postage to Harrisburg paid); Panama departed SF for Panama Feb. 1
1851
16. - - - - ? Collect to England w/"R.C.Wyllie" m/s and oval Barclay's NY fwdg mark, NY cds dtd Mar., 1851 w/"21" rate in cds and London receipt note 18Mar51
17. - - 2/7 3-1 and 307 (280) Duchess of Clarence 1/11-2/8 Collect to Ellis & Crosby, SF, w/Gregory's & Co. m/s stricken, probably at SF; dateline Jan. 11, 1851
18. 1/11 201 (black) 2/15 6-B (unlisted) Duchess of Clarence 1/11-2/8 Collect to Boston; m/s "82"; Isthmus (Law's Line) departed SF for Panama Feb. 15; Oregon (PMSC) departed SF for Panama Feb. 16
19. 1/11 201 (black) 2/15 6-B and 336 (unlisted) Duchess of Clarence 1/11-2/8 Prepaid to Beardmore, London; m/s "Prepaid" and "Paid to Liverpool/74cts," stamped "PAID" and "19"; Isthmus (Law's Line) departed SF for Panama Feb. 15; Oregon (PMSC) departed SF for Panama Feb. 16
20. 1/29 201 (black) 3/1 6-B (unlisted) Corsair 1/31-2/19 Collect to Mrs. A.E. Van Doorn, NY and m/s red "42"; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5
21. 1/29 201 (black) 3/1 6-B (unlisted) Corsair 1/31-2/19 Collect to Noah Chapin, Newport, NH, forwarded to Winchester, N.H. w/red m/s"42", black "47" and "5" (indicating the forwarding fee added at Newport) and red Newport 4/10 cds; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5
22. 1/29 201 (black) 3/1 6-B (unlisted) Corsair 1/31-2/19 Collect to Hosman, Boston; m/s red "42" and "Via Panama"; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5
23. 1/29 201 (black) 3/1 6-B (unlisted) Corsair 1/31-2/19 Collect to Henry Pierce, Boston; m/s red "82" and "Via Panama"; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5
24. 2/26 201 (black) 3/25 8/23 3-1 (280) Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 Collect from Syndey, NSW, to SF; letter was advertised as dead letter at SF and then frwd to Sonora, Calif. on 23Aug51; ms Sydney fwdg agent Chas. Mackellar and SF agent Underwood & McKnight; ms rates added 5¢ (forwdg fee to Sonora) and 4¢ (advertsiing fee); the SF cds dated 3/25 is red and the cds dtd 8/23 is black
25. 2/26 201 (black) 4/1 3-1 (280) Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 Collect to Fairchild, Casanovia, NY; m/s red "42" [a m/s "Corsair" is a collector's note, possibly Harris]; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1
26. 2/26 201 (black) 4/1 3-1 (280) Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 Collect to L.H. Gulick, NYC; m/s "42" in red pencil; docket note indicates it was received May 6; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1
27. 2/26 201 (black) ? ? Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 Collect to L. H. Gulick, % H. Coggeshall, New Bedford with ms receipt docket dtd 5/10; dateline 2/15/51 at Waialua; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1
28. 2/26 201 (black) 4/1 3-1 (280) Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 Collect to Seeley, Danbury; m/s red "42"; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1
29. 3/1 201 (black) 4/18 6-B and 307 (unlisted) Lydia Ann and Wm.H. Shailer 3/1- 3/29-4/18 Collect to Messrs. Thomas Payne & Co., SF; w/orange clamshell 6; the Lydia Ann sailed with the mail from Honolulu on Mar. 1 but returned Mar. 21 and the mail was transshipped, probably to the Wm. H. Shailer
30. 3/29 201 (black) 5/1 3-1 (280) Columbus 4/1-4/20 Collect to Pomeroy, NY; m/s red "42"; Oregon departed SF for Panama May 1
31. 4/19 201 (black) 5/31 3-1 and 339 (280) Col. Fanning 4/19-5/22 Prepaid to Pomeroy, NY; w/red m/s "Paid 40" and red stamped "PAID" w/"40"; Tennessee departed SF for Panama May 31
32. 4/19 - 6/1 3-1 (280) Santiago/John Calvin 4/30-5/24 or Col.Fanning 4/19-5/22 Collect to John Stout, NY from Dawson, Lahaina w/"40" m/s in black pencil overstruck by "42" m/s in red pencil; dateline Lahaina Apr. 19, 1851; Columbus departed SF for Panama June 13; the Santiago sailed Apr. 21 from Lahaina and arrived SF on May 8; the Col. Fanning left Honolulu for SF via either Lahaina or Kauai
33. 4/30 201 (black) 5/22 6-B and 307 (unlisted) Thetis 4/29-5/22 or John Calvin 4/30-5/24 Collect to Knapp, SF; w/orange clamshell 6 and m/s "per John Calvin;" either the Calvin arrived at SF two days before the Alta California reported it or the letter was carried on the Thetis but was already pre-marked for the sailing of the Calvin on 30 April
34. 4/30 201 (black) 6/1 3-1 (280) John Calvin 4/30-5/24 Collect to Miss A.E. Bond, Boston, m/s red "42"; Columbus departed SF for Panama June 13
35. 4/30 201 (black) 6/1 3-1 (280) John Calvin 4/30-5/24 Collect to D.S. Sherman, NY; m/s red "42"; Columbus departed SF for Panama June 13
36. 5/8 201 (black) 6/14 3-2 (280) Velasco 5/8-6/3 Collect to Pierrepont, Portsmouth NH and m/s red "42"; California departed SF for Panama June 14
37. 5/8 201 (black) 6/14 3-1 and 339 (280) Velasco 5/8-6/3 Prepaid to Sarah Wight, Wayland, Mass. and m/s red pen "Paid 40", stamped red "40" and red "PAID," m/s black pen "Paid" and "Chg. E.P.B."; California departed SF for Panama June 14
38. 5/22 201 (black) 7/1 3-1 (280) Loo Choo 5/24-6/26 Prepaid to Alexander, New Haven, Conn., fwd to Paris, Kentucky; w/"Paid 40," "6" and "Overland" m/s and handstamped markings "FORWARD" and "ADVERTISED"; the "Paid 40" was stricken through and replaced with a "6" apparently to indicate the 5¢ forwarding fee and 1¢ advertising fee under the 1851 rate; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1
39. 5/22 201 (black) 7/1 3-1 (280) Loo Choo 5/24-6/26 Collect to Miss Sarah Wight, Wayland, Mass.; m/s "Ship 12" added at SF, indicating new unpaid rate for carrying a letter over 3000 miles, plus ship fee; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1
40. 6/4 201 (black) 7/1 6-B and 336 (unlisted) Joseph Butler 6/4-7/1 Prepaid to Mary Ford, Parsippany, NJ w/"Via Panama" m/s and stamped "PAID" and "12", probably for a double weight letter rated without the ship fee at SF; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1
41. 6/4 201 (black) 7/1 7-1 and 337 (340) Joseph Butler 6/4-7/1 Prepaid to Serrano Bishop, Rochester, NY and m/s "Paid 40" and SF integral "6" cds and "PAID" (omitting the ship fee); Panama departed SF for Panama July 1
42. 6/4 201 (black) 7/1 6-B (unlisted) Joseph Butler 6/4-7/1 Collect printed price sheet to Fairbanks & Co., Johnsbury, VT, w/"Printed sheet" m/s and stamped "12" indicating double the prepaid rate (5¢ on printed matter carried over 3,500 miles) under the 1851 rate plus ship fee for unpaid printed matter for which prepayment was required; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1
43. 6/10 - 7/15 5-2 JKS Mansfield 6/16-7/14 Collect to Hoyte, Sandwich Center, NH w/stamped black "10" for the 10¢ rate on collect mail from SF; handled out of the mail to SF and no ship fee charged; w/"Politeness of S.N. Castle" m/s; dateline Honolulu June 14, 1851; Northerner departed SF for Panama July 15
44. 6/14 201 (black) 7/15 3-1 (280) JKS Mansfield 6/16-7/14 Prepaid to Bowman, London, England w/"Paid 59" m/s; Northerner departed SF for Panama July 15

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