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Back-of-the-Book Collections continued...

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1601

Back-of-the-Book Issue Mint Balance. Small group of nearly all n.h.; includes #C3 n.h. (graded 90), E7 block of 4 n.h. (certs), K4 n.h. (cert), U4 full corner (graded 90), seven Duck plate blocks between RW44//RW52, also includes a couple 1992 Columbian issues graded superb, Scott cat value $1,630.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1602

Christmas Seal Balance. Mix of material including some sheets with WX5 and some other charity labels, value in cover and cards 100+ including WX1 on card (not tied) and a good run of later issues, scarce local seal issues including 1909 Los Angeles, Cal. seal, etc.; worthwhile group for the specialist.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

1603

Vintage Hotel Labels. Attractive group of original American hotel labels in a large scrapbook, travel across the country with a couple hundred labels from a bygone era, including California, Midwest, Florida and New York, fantastic collection, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

General & Canal Zone

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1604

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U.S. Possessions, Balance. Mix of useful to slight better in 5 albums; includes Cuba with modest stamp issues with later unlisted, mint stationery, some post cards, etc., Canal Zone with some good early issues, stationery with better postal cards, additional regular issue collections and stock, etc., and some useful Philippines; worth a look.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1605

U.S. Possessions, United States Trust Territories. 3 stock books full of mint, Never Hinged material; really huge retail (Scott $1746).
Scott $1,980; Estimate $150 - 200.

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Scott $1,980
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1606

Canal Zone, Collection, 1904-50's. Attractive mint and used collection, strong in U.S. overprinted stamps including mint 4, 5, 8, 70-80, 84-93, 95 (2), 97-104, 120-39, C1-5, C15-20, J14, used 5, 7, 60-6, 80-1, 94, J1-3; clean collection on album and stock pages with hardly a fault to be found; owner's Scott cat $2,885.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $475.00
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Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico & U.N.

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1607

Hawaii, Incoming Mail Collection, 1843-99. Of 36 items (mostly cards) housed on pages in binder; most usages from the 1890's with post/postal cards usage from France x3 one with Lahaina receiving cds on face, Germany x6 including one from Bavaria (German State), Denmark x2, Switzerland x2, Austria, Belgium, Egypt, Mexico, Tasmania, Japan x3, Macao, G.B. x3 (one with illustrated ad), Argentina and Italy, cover usages including scarce 1893 cover from Puerto Rico, N.S.W. circular usage with printed corner card, New Zealand, Fiji, G.B. x4 including 1843 1sh solo franking usages, etc., also a lovely Tonga registered entire that is only a front; condition mixed, nice group for the postal specialist.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1608

Hawaii, Stampless & Incoming Covers, 1853-62. Group of eight covers; includes four outgoing stampless to the east coast, one 1853 with "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid" cds (236.05) and "Paid" & "8" in circle rate handstamp, incoming mostly stampless from New Hampshire (Gulick correspondence) and one to Lahaina franked with Scott #32; condition is mixed, inspect.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
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1609

Hawaii, U.S. Incoming Mail Cover Group, 1855-1900. Of 32 covers and cards; with four margin 1851, 10¢ green, type II (14) on ca. 1855 cover from New Bedford, Mass. to Lahaina endorsed "On Board Ship Montezuma", various Banknote era usages, some post cards including multicolored Pacific Mail S.S. Co. cards, couple 1900 packetboat legal size entire usages, etc.; mixed condition, please inspect.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

1610

Hawaii, Incoming U.S. Advertising Postal Card Collection, 1878-99. Of 24 cards; includes an early 1878 Manhattan Life Insurance Co. ad, most from the 1890's with five illustrated ads including Bull Durham showing bull, 1894 Wells, Fargo & Co. shipment notice on the steamship Alameda, bold "Planter's Line For Honolulu" ship ad for passage on the S.C. Allen, also a Columbian Expo card with message "Aloha nui"; condition a little mixed.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
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1611

Hawaii, Cancels on Stamps Group. Of 39 stamps on stock page; includes a variety of grid and target strikes including better #27-28 issues, other types including a couple circle of V's, negative star in circle, small negative "H" and the popular negative "HI" on various issues.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $230.00
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1612

Hawaii, Town Postmark Collection, 1864-1900. Exhibit balance of approximately 170 off cover strikes and over 20 covers written-up and displayed on pages; starting with Island of Kauai with Hanalei first postmark x3 (238.02, 1R) showing early and late worn usages, four later type postmarks, Lihue including first type date stamp (238.02, 1R) and four later types, Koloa with 3rd type date stamp (251.02) including new EKU and only known strike in red, Hanapepe with first date stamp (281.013) EKU, etc., Island of Oahu with highlights including Ewa first type date stamp (281.013, 1RR), scarce third type date stamp (253.01) in blue (used only between Oct-Dec of 1898), Peninsula town & target date stamp (255.9a1, 1RR), etc., Island of Maui with early Lahaina cds's (242.13, 238.02) on cover, Makawao second type date stamp (238.02, scarcity 2), Kahului "Mani" error cds (238.42, scarcity 2) and the scarce late 1900 type (255.01, 1RR), Kaupo first type handstamp (281.01, 1RR), and the rare Haiku first type handstamp (281.01, 1RRR), Kipahulu second type date stamp on cover (282.011), Sprecklesville with covers including bisect usage, scarce Peahi cds (253.02, 1RRR) Waiakoa (255.01, 1RR) and Nahiku (253.01, scarcity 2), Island of Molokai including rare Kaluaaha handstamp postmark (238.02, 1RRR) and Island of Lanai with Keomuku (255.01, scarcity 3), Island of Hawaii with a nice array of on cover usages and scarce off cover strikes including Kawaihae latest type postmark (259.01, scarcity 2), Waiohinu second type date stamp (238.02, 1RR), Waipio latest postmark (255.01, 1RR), Hoopuloa latest postmark (255.01, 1RRR), Kukuihaele misspelled postmark (282.011, 1RR), Olaa manuscript postmark, and much much more including various color strikes, other early and latest known usages and some attractive on cover strikes including foreign usages; a wonderful specialized collection and an excellent foundation for continuation.
Estimate; $5,000 - 7,500.

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Est. $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $4,750.00
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1613

Hawaii, Cancellation Collection, 1864-1900. Balance of approximately 80 stamps and a dozen covers written-up on exhibit pages; starting with two #16 Numeral issues, one with partial Lahaina Customs House circular ship cancel, study of later manuscript marks including initials, "Paid" and date marks, nice section of cross cancels including various spoke wedges & circle of V's, crossroads, etc., an array of letter cancels including the various "H" and "HI" marks including a fine strike of the negative "HI" monogram on 10¢, couple "K" and the "KP" in circle, etc., target cancels with some nice on cover usages, bars & grid including section of S.F. loose letter grids, nice Lahaina grid usage to U.S. in the scarcer blue color, other misc. postmark including "Paid" in oval including on cover, stars and other cancels worth checking; condition varies with some nice strikes throughout.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
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1614

Hawaii, Better Postmarks Balance. Of approximately 40 stamps identified on cards in stock album; includes #31a with Honolulu last day use of Hawaiian stamps postmark, better town postmarks including Aiea (255.9a1, scarcity 2), Laie (282.011, 1R), Punaluu (255.9a1, 1R), Hanapepe (253.01, 1R), Kekaha on cut square (282.016, 1RR), Lihue (253.9a1, 1R) on 2¢ block of 4 (75), Olaa manuscript (803, 1R) discernible Paia manuscript (801, 1RRRR), etc., fancy cancels with two different K letters (1R) and large H (1R), other markings including Hamakua Mill Co. straight line on piece, some Kahului R.R. issues including "H.I." handstamps and 50¢ with small type "Cancelled", large type "Cancelled" on various regular issues in black and purple, scarce Oahu R.R. date stamps, Interisland S.S. Navigation Co. ship date stamp including Hall x4, Iwalani x2 and Planter on piece; condition varies with strikes generally fine-very fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,600.00
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1615

Hawaii, Cancels and Postmarks Accumulation. Arranged on stockpages; includes 70 stamps in a cancellation group mostly various grids and targets but also including H in circle, circle of wedges, fancy negative star in circle and negative "HI", nice group of 83 town canceled stamps (scarcity between 3-10) and a stock balance group of 275+ used stamps Banknotes and later; owner's cat $3,515 for stamps alone.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
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1616

Hawaii, Postal Service Marks Collection, 1864-99. Balance of 5 stamps and 7 covers written-up on exhibit pages; off cover with rare marking including partial "(Received in Bad Co)ndition" straight line handstamp (only a few known), two examples each of the Late Letter marks (31mm and 34mm), covers including Honolulu drop cover with unclaimed and D.L.O. marks, with original printed enclosure from Lorrin Thurston, 1899 unfranked D.L.O. corner card cover to Maui, red "Collect 10 Cents" and "Collect 4 Cents" handstamp on separate covers, various underfranked foreign destination covers with due markings, etc.; condition varies.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $525.00
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1617

Hawaii, Auxiliary Marks Collection, 1877-99. Balance of 23 stamps and 14 covers written-up on exhibit pages; starting with transportation marks with a nice showing of railway items including large straight line "Cancelled" on regular issues and smaller types on a couple Kahului railway issues, Oahu Railway date stamp including two different versions of the Honolulu date stamp and another from Aiea, Interisland Steam Navigation Co. marks including the Steamer Bishop, Iwalani, Hall and Planter (most on stationary cut squares), couple manuscript interisland ship endorsed covers and foreign use covers including two "Paquebot" straight line handstamp items, scarce Wells, Fargo & Co. marks, partial Hackfeld forwarder on #31, some government & private send marks, also a last day use of Hawaiian stamps on cover (toned and stained) and a early territorial usage of old Honolulu cds; condition varies with many scarce items.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
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1618

Hawaii, Town Cancels on Stamps Group. Of over 80 stamps on stockpage; nice range of various townmarks from the various islands with most strikes with full to complete town names, includes a few scarcer strikes including Punaluu, Oahu (255.9a1, 1R), Olaa manuscript with date (803, 1R), other items including the later Volcano House town mark, complete Makaweli, Kauai cds and target duplex on piece (255.9a1), etc.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $425.00
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1619

Hawaii, Picture Post Card Accumulation. Well over 500 cards housed in three binders; includes an array of later Island Curio & South Seas Co. cards with the vast array of multicolored views including beach and surf riding, hula dancers, etc., other cards including volcano including four cards burnt on one end (presumably by volcano) including one used posted at Volcano House, nice showing of real-photo cards including military related, fair, volcano including color tint and Volcano House, etc.; very little duplication, well worth proper evaluation.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
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1620

Hawaii, Early Picture Post Card Accumulation. Collection/accumulation of approximately 280 cards in two binders; includes some early cards including "Aloha Nui", over three dozen real-photo cards including six different Hula Dancers, "Guide of Kilauea Volcano" standing in front of "Crater Trail" sign, "Halemaumau May 1924" Kilauea eruption view, sailor and ship views, etc., nice run of later Aloha Nui cards and Greetings From cards including a couple sent and signed by James Steiner, nice run of multicolored fish series cards, etc.; condition a little varied with many scarce cards.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
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