The Keith J. Steiner Collection of Hawaiian Numeral Issues continued...

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE.

With 1999 H.P.S. certificate (Image)

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FINE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1859 2-CENT DARK BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE WITH THE COMMA AFTER "CENTS" VARIETY. ONE OF THE GREAT NUMERAL ISSUE RARITIES.

The five 2c Blue Numeral stamps with the Comma after "Cents" variety known to us are:

1) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), tear at right, two holes repaired, ex Honolulu Advertiser, realized $2,100 hammer in 1995;

2) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), on cover from Hilo to Honolulu, ex Honolulu Advertiser and Gross;

3) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Postion 2), off cover, pen cancel, ex Crocker and Pietsch, the example offered here;

4) Light Blue, Plate 3-A, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), red Honolulu circular datestamp, ex Ishikawa and Golden (Siegel Sale 1009, lot 357, realized $9,000 hammer); and

5) Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), unused, offered in our 2017 Rarities of the World sale.

Ex Crocker and Pietsch. With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

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FINE APPEARING STAMP ON A VERY FINE COVER. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE TIED ON COVER BY THE RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP.

Gregory does not report numbers of covers known for the various Numeral Issues, but various sources have reported between 10 and 25 covers with the 1859 2c Blue (all settings). Very few covers have the stamp tied by the red Honolulu datestamp or red "POSTAGE PAID" oval.

With 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott value for No. 13 on cover is $12,500.00 (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE TIED ON COVER BY THE RED "POSTAGE PAID" OVAL.

Gregory does not report numbers of covers known for the various Numeral Issues, but various sources have reported between 10 and 25 covers with the 1859 2c Blue (all settings). Very few covers have the stamp tied by the red Honolulu datestamp or red "POSTAGE PAID" oval.

Ex Aall and Twigg-Smith. With 1988 Holcombe and 2007 P.F. certificates. Scott value for No. 13 on cover is $12,500.00. (Image)

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VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT DARK BLUE ON GRAYISH WHITE NUMERAL ISSUE USED ON COVER.

Used on cover, the distinctive 2c Dark Blue on Grayish White (Scott 13a) is much rarer than the Light Blue on Bluish (Scott 13), but this is not reflected in the $12,500.00 Scott Catalogue value.

With 2009 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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FRESH AND FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER BEARING THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE TIED BY THE LAHAINA CUSTOMS HOUSE SEAL. BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY FULL COVER KNOWN WITH THE LAHAINA SEAL USED TO CANCEL A BLUE NUMERAL STAMP.

This marking was used by Cornelius S. Bartow, the Lahaina postmaster, before he received cancelling devices ordered through the Honolulu post office. In a letter to the postmaster-general, he refers to this provisional cancellation: "Did you order a stamp for the department of this place? It seems to me to be very necessary, as I am now compelled to use the Custom House seal."

It has been reported that approximately 10-25 covers are known with the 2c Blue Numeral Issue (the 1c Blue is not recorded on cover). Our search of past auction catalogues did not produce another 2c Blue Numeral cover with the Lahaina seal.

The addressee, Ellen Rebecca (Whitmore) Goodale, was married to Warren Goodale. She was a teacher at a Cherokee school in Oklahoma when she married. Her journal can be read at http://coretexts.org/old/cherokeelessons/unit6/downloads/Ellen%20Whitmore%20Journal.pdf ). She died at age 33 on February 22, 1861, about one year after receiving this letter. The writing on this cover is believed to be in the hand of Lucy Goodale Thurston.

Ex Tows, Admiral Harris, Krug, Van Dyke and Golden. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE ON LARGE PART OF COVER ADDRESSED TO HONOLULU.

Ex Caspary and Aall. With 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as full cover $12,500.00 (Image)

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