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(Bishop, Artemas and Sereno E.) Early Missionaries

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
(Bishop, Artemas and Sereno E.) Early Missionaries
<Our item number 140051><B>&#40;Bishop, Artemas and Sereno E.&#41; Early Missionaries.</B> Manuscript envelope addressed to &#34;Rev. Artemas Bishop; Ewa, Oahu, Sand. Islands&#34;, 3 x 5½ in &#40;c. 1845&#41;. Has two circular black stamps: &#34;Paid 6&#34;; and &#34;Geneva N.Y. Aug 4; Paid&#34;. Damaged; moderate age toning. With a manuscript envelope addressed to &#34;S.E. Bishop Ewa Hawaii, Sandwich Islands / via San Francisco,&#34; 2¾ x 4¾ in., postmarked San Francisco, 1853, Jan. 18, Chipped; some minor staining. Includes two U.S. three cent postal stamps. Artemas Bishop &#40;?-1872&#41; was part of the second company of missionaries which came to Honolulu in 1823 on the brig Thames. Sereno Bishop &#40;1827-1909&#41;, also a missionary, was the only son of Artemas. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300 - 400. <BR><BR>Our item number 140051<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140051.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>