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1893 Provisional Government (Red Overprint) continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
221 E    55E, 57E imageHawaii, 1893, 1¢-2¢ Provisional Issues, Red and Black Overprint Essays. five issued stamps with essay overprints, one has larger red block letters that matches one on Gregory's Post Office in Paradise website which is identified as fraudulent, the other four are believed to be genuine and include two different styles of essay overprints, one in red and the other in black, a couple with slightly toned perfs; couple with some toned perfs, F.-V.F. and a very rare group, ex-Steiner.
Scott No. 55E, 57E; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image1)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
222     53 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 1¢ purple, red overprint. Bottom right corner margin single, o.g., with manuscript notations in margins reading "One of the first 50 stamps issued by the Provisional Government…Joseph Oat, Postmaster Genl."; stamp with tear at left, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 53; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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223     55d imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 1¢ green, red overprint double. Both overprints heavy. group of five stamps, four with a strong double overprint oriented in different ways, including diagonal, diagonal and split vertically or horizontally, also one of moderate strength (Category II) which is unlisted in Scott, original gum with h.r. or disturbed, one with some slightly toned perfs, F.-V.F. and an interesting group, ex-Steiner, one with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 55d; $3,250 for category I. (Image1)

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Scott $3,250 for category I

Selling for...$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
224     55d imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 1¢ green, red overprint double. Both overprints heavy. Left stamp in right margin horizontal pair with normal, showing slightly diagonal second overprint, original gum, Very Fine, a choice example of this error, ex-Steiner, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 55d; $650+. (Image1)

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Scott $650+

Selling for...$150.00
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225     57 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 2¢ dull violet, red overprint. Top right corner margin vertical pair, bottom stamp with shifted overprint split vertically, double overprint mostly printed in selvage, top stamp without overprint except for tiny traces in perfs at bottom, original gum, lightly hinged, Fine, ex-Steiner, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 57; Estimate $500 - 750.

Certificate stating it is not a pair "one without overprint" variety due to the trace in the perfs, still a fascinating item. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
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226     57 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 2¢ dull violet, red overprint. On illustrated "Oceanic Steamship Company - S.S. Mariposa" design depicting sailing ship and route map cover, in combination with 1894, 1¢ yellow + 2¢ brown, two singles (74, 75), all tied by "Honolulu, H.I., Jun 6, 1895" duplex postmarks, addressed to New York City then forwarded to New Jersey, with circular New York "Forwarded" handstamp also tying 2¢ dull violet stamp, reverse with partial San Francisco transit postmark dated June 23, New York postmark dated June 29, and Long Branch, New Jersey receiver with same date, Very Fine, the 7¢ franking overpaid the 5¢ single-weight rate to New York, ex-Dr. Nettles. Peters-Uota No. OSSC.SF-IL-2C.
Scott No. 57; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

John D. Spreckels was owner of the Oceanic Steamship Company (OSSC) and son of Claus Spreckels. J.D. Spreckels and Bros. Co. acted as general agents for Pacific visitors with "Splendid American Steamers" of the Oceanic Steamship Company that left San Francisco every four weeks bound for the "Milky Way of the Ocean" that included Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and Rarotonga. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
227     57 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 2¢ dull violet, red overprint, vertical pair. In combination with 1894, 1¢ yellow (74) on cover to Vienna, Austria, with purple "Catholic Mission, V.C., J.S., Kohala, Hawaii." oval corner card handstamp, stamps tied by purple "Kohala, Hawaii, Jun 29, 1897" cds and target duplex (254.9a18), "Honolulu, H.I., Jul 2, 1897" duplex alongside, reverse with red "Mahukona, Hawaii, Jun 29, 1897" transit postmark (281.01), San Francisco transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Peters-Uota No. CM.KOH-HS-1.
Scott No. 57; Estimate $400 - 600.

The Catholic mission at Kohala, on the Big Island, was established in 1841 by Father Arsenius Walsh. Father Damien would serve as the pastor there from 1865 until 1873 when he volunteered to attend to those with leprosy (Hansen's disease) who had been exiled to Kalaupapa on the island of Moloka'i. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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228 o    57g imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 2¢ dull violet, red overprint inverted. Choice centering with wide margins, rich color, neat strike of Honolulu duplex cancel, few lightly toned perf tips and tiny thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Spelman, D'Assis, Pietsch, Twigg-Smith & Steiner, with 1953 & 2007 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 57g; $4,750.

A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 2¢ DULL VIOLET WITH RED INVERTED OVERPRINT.

Only two sheets were overprinted upside down and very few examples of this inverted overprint error are known, either unused or used. (Image1)

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Scott $4,750

Selling for...$750.00
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229     59 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 5¢ ultramarine, red overprint, horizontal strip of 3. In combination with 1894, 10¢ yellow green (77) on registered cover to San Francisco, Cal., neatly tied by red target handstamps, matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, May 20, 1895" cds, with "R" registry handstamp at left, faint purple "Charles Scharf & Co., Stationers, Booksellers & Music Dealers." handstamp corner card, reverse San Francisco receiver postmark dated May, 17, 1895, Very Fine, the 25¢ franking covered the 10¢ registry fee plus 15¢ for the triple-weight U.P.U. rate, ex-Pietsch.
Scott No. 59; Estimate $400 - 600.

The addressee, Ernest Franz Gambs, was a popular stamp dealer, who also dealt in rare coins. He published the California Philatelist magazine from 1882-1900.---At the time of this cover, Charles Scharf had just sold his interest in the stationers business to his partner Henry Johnson, allowing him to keep the company name, and corner card, intact. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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230     59 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 5¢ ultramarine, red overprint. On cover to Philadelphia, N.J. ("N.J." crossed out in pencil and "PA" written at left), tied by "Honolulu, H.I., Dec 12, 1895" duplex, purple circular "Advertised, Phila, Pa., Jan 3" date stamp, with matching straightline "Non-Reclame." on reverse, triangular "Dead Letter Office, Jan 20, 1896" date stamp, returned to Hawaii with "Dead Letter Office, Honolulu, H.I., Feb 21, 1896" cds (754), with two additional black handstamps "Unclaimed" applied on top of "Not Found" both likely Philadelphia markings; cover missing backflap and stamp with some perf toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 59; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
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231     59d imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 5¢ ultramarine, red overprint double. Both overprints heavy. Left margin horizontal pair with part imprint, left stamp the error with strong double overprint, also showing trace of additional overprint at far left of selvage, disturbed part original gum, few minor perf separations between stamps sensibly reinforced (intact between stamp and selvage), F.-V.F., with 2013 P.F. certificate, with "W.H.C." (Warren H. Colson) backstamp.
Scott No. 59d; $6,500 for single.

AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 5¢ ULTRAMARINE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT RED DOUBLE OVERPRINT - ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE ISSUE.

Only ten stamps in one sheet were doubly overprinted (Category I), of which eight surviving examples are reported. (Image1)

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Scott $6,500 for single

Selling for...$750.00
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232 o    59g imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 5¢ ultramarine, red overprint inverted. Wide and nicely balanced margins with part imprint selvage at right, neat "Jul. 25, 1895" town cancel, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 59g; $1,500.

AN OUTSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 5¢ ULTRAMARINE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT INVERTED OVERPRINT. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE IMPRINT SELVAGE. (Image1)

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Scott $1,500

Selling for...$450.00
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233     60d imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 6¢ green, red overprint double. Both overprints heavy, second overprint split, o.g., hinge remnant, rich bright color, couple toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 60d; $5,000.

AN EXCEEDING RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 6¢ RED PROVISIONAL GOVT. DOUBLE OVERPRINT VARIETY - WITH ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES KNOWN TO EXIST. (Image1)

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Scott $5,000

Selling for...$800.00
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234     61 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ black, red overprint. Strip of three with part imprint selvage at left, overprints split both vertically and horizontally, original gum, intense shade, F.-V.F., a very striking and desirable variety, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
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235     61 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ black, red overprint, horizontal pair and single. Tied by red target handstamps on registered cover to San Francisco, Cal., matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Sep 25, 1895" cds with registry and return receipt handstamps, ship endorsement and purple "Received in Bad Condition" handstamp at left applied upon arrival, S.F. receiving backstamp with Theo. H. Davies & Co. corner card on backflap, cover fumigated with corner clipped at upper left and lower right, Very Fine, a scarce usage sent during the 1895 cholera epidemic.
Scott No. 61; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
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236     61B imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ red brown, red overprint. O.g., lightly hinged, radiant color, well-centered for this difficult issue, F.-V.F., with 1978 Friedl & H.P.S. certificates.
Scott No. 61B; $15,000.

A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ RED OVERPRINT ERROR. ONLY ONE SHEET OF FIFTY WAS ISSUED.

Two errors of the 1893 Provisional Government Overprint Issues were made. One sheet of the 10¢ Red Brown, normally overprinted in black, was overprinted in red (Scott 61B) and one sheet of the 6¢ Green, normally overprinted in red, was overprinted in black (Scott 66C). Most of the 10¢ examples from the only sheet of fifty produced, are centered into the perforations at top. It is believed that eight examples were destroyed from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and that less than forty examples are in existence. (Image1)

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Scott $15,000

Selling for...$3,750.00
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237     62 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ black, red overprint, top margin single. In combination with 1894, 10¢ yellow green (77) on registered cover to San Francisco, Cal., both tied by purple "Waimea, Kauai, Oct 29, 1897" cds (282.011), 12¢ additionally tied by red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 31, 1897" cds, matching "R" and "A.R." registry markings at left; reverse with "M.O. Blackstad, Butcher, Oct 27 1897, Waimea, Kauai, H.I." sender's serrated oval corner card datestamp, San Francisco registry receiving postmarks; cover with opening tear affecting corner card, Very Fine, ex-Pietsch.
Scott No. 62; Estimate $400 - 600.

The addressee, W. Sellschopp & Co., was a popular stamp dealer based in San Francisco. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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238     62d imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ black, red overprint double. Both overprints heavy. Horizontal pair with wide bottom sheet selvage, at least portions of three overprints present on each stamp with strong second overprint. split horizontally, most of a third overprint shows in selvage, original gum, deep shade with beautiful centering, right stamp small inclusion, Extremely Fine and rare, ex-Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate (as old 62a).
Scott No. 62d; $3,000 as normal double Ovpt.; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE PAIR OF THE 1893 12¢ DOUBLE RED OVERPRINT ERROR, SHOWING THE SHIFTED IMPRESSION IN BOTTOM SHEET SELVAGE - AN OUTSTANDING PROVISIONAL GOVT. VARIETY.

Only two sheets were doubly overprinted. This pair with the selvage capturing the shifted overprint is a striking example, as well as an extremely rare multiple. (Image1)

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Scott $3,000 as normal double Ovpt.
Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
239     63 imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ red lilac, red overprint. Right margin block of 4 with imprint, o.g., choice centering amid wide margins, fresh with bright vibrant color, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptional imprint multiple.
Scott No. 63; $1,000. (Image1)

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Scott $1,000

Selling for...$325.00
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1893 Provisional Government (Black Overprint)
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
240     65 var. imageHawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 2¢ rose vermilion, black split overprint. Showing portions of overprint at top and bottom. In combination with 1893, 6¢ green + 12¢ red lilac, red overprints (60, 63) on registered cover to Arlington Heights, O., red "Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1, 1895" cds with matching "R" registry and "A.R." return receipt handstamps, reverse with S.F. transit cds and "C.V. Sturdevant" handstamp.
Scott No. 65 var.; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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