cover 1893 (6 Feb.) XU5 (225x101mm.) registered to W.A.Cooper in San Francisco, bearing 1892 white paper 1d. and toned paper 10d. pair, each cancelled by "COOK ISLANDS/P.O./RAROTONGA" h.s. (Type A2) in violet, showing Rarotonga c.d.s. (Type A3), "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" cachet (Type AF5; two further strikes on reverse) in violet, Registered Auckland transit c.d.s. (14 Feb.) and unframed "Received in Bad Condition/at San Francisco, Cal." h.s. in violet; the XU5 with some peripheral tears and other small faults. A rare and most attractive franking. Photo

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cover 1893 (6 Feb.) XU5 (225x101mm.) registered to W.A.Cooper in San Francisco, bearing 1892 white paper 1d. and toned paper 10d. pair, each cancelled by "COOK ISLANDS/P.O./RAROTONGA" h.s. (Type A2) in violet, showing Rarotonga c.d.s. (Type A3), "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" cachet (Type AF5; two further strikes on reverse) in violet, Registered Auckland transit c.d.s. (14 Feb.) and unframed "Received in Bad Condition/at San Francisco, Cal." h.s. in violet; the XU5 with some peripheral tears and other small faults. A rare and most attractive franking. Photo