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Hawaii, F.A. Hosmer, A.M., Oahu College, Honolulu, H.I. Printed corner card on cover with typewriter address to West Brimfield bearing 5¢ rose lake (76) tied by "Honolulu. H.I. Nov 9, 1897" duplex, Very Fine. Peters-Uota No. OC-CC-3; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 05:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2183
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Hawaii, (Official) Republic of Hawaii, Department of Public Instruction. Two different text imprint covers to Dr. Bond at Kohala bearing 2¢ brown (75), first cancelled by red "Mahukona, Hawaii, Oct 2, 1897" cds (281.01) and other with "Honolulu H.I., Aug 22, 1896" cds, both with Kohala arrival backstamp, Very Fine pair. Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Red crayon & San Francisco town cancels, four full to large margins, deep intense color, Very Fine, a scarce stamp in this choice condition, with 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 5; $1,900. Scott $1,900 (Image)
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper, line through "Honolulu" variety. Position 2. Large margins to in at bottom, neat strike of red "Honolulu * U.S. Postage Paid * Apr. 1" cds and trace of black "San Francisco" cds at lower right, minor thin spots, F.-V.F. and a lovely example of this scarce variety. Scott No. 5a; $3,000. Scott $3,000 (Image)
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Large margins to ample at top, deep color, neat strike of large segmented grid cancel, thin spot at right, lovely Very Fine appearance,ex-Golden. Scott No. 6; $1,700. Scott $1,700 (Image)
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Bold waffle grid cancel, margins large to just into frameline at bottom right, rich bright color, F.-V.F. Scott No. 6; $1,700. Scott $1,700 (Image)
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red. Type I (Clark) surcharge. Large margins to just shaving frameline at bottom right, deep fresh color, canceled by light San Francisco cds, Very Fine, a very rare stamp in sound condition, with 1977 & 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 7; $10,000.
There was a shortage of 5¢ stamp just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson around the start of 1857. This necessitated the 5¢ provisional manuscript surcharge, with most being made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark (Type I) having a numeral with a long flag, and the rest by Jackson (Type II) having a numeral with short flag. New supplies of the 5¢ 1857 Issue (Scott 8) on thin white wove paper were received at the end of June 1857. Scott $10,000 (Image)
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper, line through "Honolulu" variety. Position 2. Ample to mostly large margins, fresh color, tied on small fragment with small portion of United States 1863, 5¢ brown (76) by Hawaiian square grid and San Francisco town postmark, stamp lifted and hinged back in place, tiny scissor cut at top right, lovely Very Fine appearance, with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 8a; $1,350. Scott $1,350 (Image)
Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper. Cancelled by square grid cancel, full to mostly large margins; couple tiny imperfections at top, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 9; $400. Scott $400 (Image)
Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper, line through "Honolulu" variety. Position 2, square grid and small portion of San Francisco town cancels, four nice margins, fresh color, Very Fine and choice, a lovely example of this scarce variety. Scott No. 9a; $1,000. Scott $1,000 (Image)
Hawaii, 1868, 5¢ blue, re-issue. Positions 1-2, 5-6. Position 2 line through "Honolulu" variety, top left corner margin block of 4 (margin tear at left well away from stamps), o.g., never hinged (trivial bit of gum disturbance affecting right pair), large margins, fresh color, Extremely Fine, with 2009 A.P.S. certificate for sheet of 20. Scott No. 10, 10a; $405 as hinged. Scott $405 as hinged (Image)
Hawaii, 1868, 13¢ dull rose, re-issue. Grid and manuscript "PD. 13" cancels, full margins, rebacked flaws, Very Fine appearance, a rare used example of the 1869 13¢ Re-issue. Scott No. 11; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Hawaii, 1868, 13¢ orange red, re-issue, overprinted "Specimen", type B. O.g., hinge remnant, four full even margins, fresh color, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 11SB; $275. Scott $275 (Image)
Hawaii, 1889, 13¢ orange red, reprint. O.g., hinge remnant, large margins all around, an Extremely Fine gem, a difficult stamp to find in this choice condition, with 2014 H.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 11R; $300. Scott $300 (Image)
Hawaii, 1889, 13¢ orange red, reprint. Huge margins to close at top right, light target favor cancel, small owner's handstamp on reverse which shows slightly on front, Very Fine. Scott No. 11R; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Hawaii, 1859, 1¢ light blue on bluish white. Plate 2-A, type III (position 1), neat red square grid cancel of Honolulu, beautiful bright vivid color, uncommonly large margins all around, an Extremely Fine gem,ex-Caspary, with 2017 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 12; $15,000.
A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL. THE EXCEEDINGLY CHOICE QUALITY OF THIS STAMP CAN NOT BE OVERSTATED. EXAMPLES OF THIS STAMP CANCELLED SOLELY IN RED ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND VERY DESIRABLE. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE.
Sound examples of the 1859 Numeral Issue printed in blue are exceedingly rare, due to the delicate nature of the thin paper. The stamp offered here, with wide margins, fresh color and in completely sound condition, is a true condition rarity. Scott $15,000 (Image)
Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white. Plate 3-A, type II, position 2, red "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Island, Dec. 22" town cancel, clear to large margins; tiny corner crease at top right, Very Fine appearance, a lovely example bearing a complimentary color cancel. Scott No. 13; $5,000.
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE CANCELLED BY RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP. Scott $5,000 (Image)
Hawaii, 1862, 2¢ black on greenish blue. Plate 3-Gx, type VII, position 7, bold Lahaina town cancel, deep color, full clear to ample margins, F.-V.F.,ex-Golden, with 2011 H.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 14; $6,000.
A RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER, CANCELLED BY THE LAHAINA DATESTAMP. Scott $6,000 (Image)