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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Hawaiia Stamps and Covers

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Lot Description

1868

10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins to just touched, tied by bold "San Francisco Cal. 5 May" (1856) circular datestamp on gray cover to Mrs. W. P. Boggs in Georgetown D.C., red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*Apr. 1" circular datestamp, red "Paid" handstamp applied at San Francisco and pencil "2" for ship's captain fee, with original enclosure datelined "Off Honolulu, Sand. Islds., U.S. Ship Vincennes, March 24th 1856", some fascinating content regarding the squadron: "It's just three years today since our little squadron was put in commission at New York and of all the vessels composing it ours is the only one permitted to start for home. The 'Kennedy' condemned, the 'Hancock' worn out, the 'Cooper' too small to safely venture round the Horn and the poor 'Porpoise' with her gallant officers and crew in the deep bosom of the ocean buried and not a voice heard to reveal the cause.", carried on the Long Island, which departed Honolulu Apr. 5 (must have just missed the sailing of the Frances Palmer on the 1st) and arrived in San Francisco May 5, cover wear incl. tear at top, stamp with trivial corner crease at bottom left, missing top flap, still Fine and rare, very few covers from Hawaii exist with the 10c postage prepaid by a stamp and the 2c ship fee noted in manuscript, ex Golden (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
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1869

12c Black (17). Large margins to clear, tied by neat "San Francisco Cal. 5 May" (1857) circular datestamp on buff cover to Titus Munson Coan at Yale College in New Haven Conn., red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*April 8" circular datestamp, carried on the bark Fanny Major, which departed Honolulu Apr. 8 and arrived in San Francisco Apr. 28, missing part of top flap, reduced at left, stamp with light corner crease at upper right, still Very Fine, ex Van Dyke, Lehman, Brigham and Golden (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
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1870

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Used with vertical pair of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), deep rich color, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 28, 1861" datestamps on yellow cover from Hawaii to Philadelphia, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jun. 8" circular datestamp, red crayon "2", blue "Dudley C. Bates Commission Merchant, Honolulu H.I." oval backstamp, expertly repaired along top edge

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USAGE PAYING THE 10-CENT TRANSCONTINENTAL RATE PLUS 2-CENT SHIP FEE.

The cover was carried to San Francisco on the French brig Railluer.

Ex Pietsch and Myers (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
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1871

1853, 5c Blue, Thick White Wove (5). Large margins to ample at bottom, radiant color, clear strike of red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*Jan. 31" circular datestamp, two small thin spots at top, Very Fine appearance, extremely desirable cancelled by red Honolulu datestamp, ex Golden (Image)

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$ 1,900.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
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1872

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Large margins all around, bright color, radiant color, neat strike of red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*Dec. 2" circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1853 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE CANCELLED BY THE RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP.

The 13c 1853 Issue is quite scarce in used condition, and sound examples with four margins are rare. This is certainly one of the finest used copies extant. Ex Golden (Image)

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$ 1,700.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
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1873

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Large margins to just barely shaving frameline at left, cancelled by unusual segmented grid, red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid* Oct. 3" (1854) circular datestamp on cover to Mr. William Lord at Hillingworth Conn., neat "PAID/8/SHIP" handstamp struck over Honolulu datestamp, "San Francisco Cal. 1 Nov." circular datestamp, some slight edgewear and light toning

VERY FINE. A RARE SINGLE FRANKING OF THE 13-CENT 1853 ISSUE. ONLY FIVE COVERS ARE RECORDED WITH THE 1853 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III STAMP USED BY ITSELF PRIOR TO APRIL 1855, PAYING THE SHORT-LIVED RATE FOR WHICH IT WAS CREATED.

This cover was carried on the schooner E. L. Frost, which departed Honolulu on Oct. 4, 1854, and arrived in San Francisco on Oct. 28. From there it was sent to Panama on the John L. Stephens, which departed on Nov. 1 and arrived on Nov. 13.

The Gregory census contains just five examples of the 13c Kamehameha III stamp used by itself -- without any secondary franking -- on covers dated prior to the United States April 1855 rate change. This rate change effectively increased the Hawaiian rate to the U.S. East Coast from 13c to 17c, thereby destroying the purpose for which this stamp was originally created, which was to pay the 5c internal Hawaiian rate, 2c ship's fee and 6c of United States postage. During the period from May 1853 until April 1855, the practice of affixing United States stamps to Hawaiian mail became more regular.

Gregory Census No. 13-8. Ex Tows, Jessup, Krug, Rust, Pietsch and Golden. With 1960 Friedl, 1987 and 2011 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $7,000.00
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1874

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Large to ample margins, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), light strike of red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Aug. 21" (1860) circular datestamp just barely ties 13c at the edge, both stamps well-tied by "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 5, 1860" circular datestamp on buff cover originating in Maui and sent to Miss C. E. Murdock in Brooklyn N.Y., missing top flap, some small edge tears and wear

VERY FINE. A RARE LATE USE OF THE 1853 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 IMPERFORATE ISSUE ON A FULLY PREPAID COVER FROM HAWAII TO THE EAST COAST VIA BRITISH COLUMBIA, SAN FRANCISCO AND THE OVERLAND BUTTERFIELD STAGECOACH ROUTE.

This cover -- remarkable for its franking and route -- was carried on the schooner Emma Rooke, which departed Honolulu on Aug. 29, 1860, and sailed to Victoria, British Columbia (Sep. 18) before continuing on to San Francisco (arrived on Oct. 4). From there the mail was bagged for the next twice-weekly overland stagecoach run over the Butterfield Route. The San Francisco Oct. 5 postmark coincides with the Friday departure of the Butterfield stagecoach.

?The franking on this cover is puzzling. The positions of the two stamps indicate that both were affixed at the point of mailing (contrary to Fred Gregory’s analysis, pages 47-48, Vol. II). The use of a 13c Hawaiian stamp instead of the required 5c seems to be a rather drastic overpayment. Either out of convenience, ignorance or perhaps a special accommodation by the postmaster in Maui, the 13c stamp was used in lieu of a 5c Hawaiian stamp.

Gregory Census No. 13-25. Ex Ackerman, Knapp, Adm. Harris, Krug and Golden. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
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1875

1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Position 7 showing breaks in frameline at lower left, large margins to clear, barest trace of crease at upper right caused by minor cover wrinkling, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), three full to large margins to slightly in at bottom, well-struck red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Mar. 14" (1859) circular datestamp on cover to Elizabeth Turrill in Oswego N.Y., stamps uncancelled at Honolulu, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 20, 1859" circular datestamp, a few small edge tears

VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

This cover was carried on the bark Adelaida, which departed Honolulu on Mar. 16, 1859 (two mails datestamped Mar. 14) and arrived on Apr. 5 (datestamped Apr. 20 at San Francisco).

Ex Golden (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $6,000.00
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1876

1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Large margins to clear, tied by red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 1" (1860) circular datestamp, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), large margins incl. sheet margin at top, barely in at right, both stamps tied together by "San Francisco Cal. May 21" (1860) circular datestamp on buff cover to Miss C. E. Murdock in Brooklyn N.Y., carried on the bark Frances Palmer, which departed Honolulu on May 1 and arrived in San Francisco on May 19, then by Butterfield overland stagecoach departing May 21, barely reduced at top where missing part of top flap, some edgewear incl. tear at top center, otherwise Fine, signed Ashbrook, ex Gibson, Adm. Harris, Meroni, Krug and Golden, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,600.00
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1877

1861, 5c Blue, Thin Bluish Wove (9). Horizontal pair, margins to in, rich color, tied by square grids on cover to Reading Mich., red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Jul. 20" circular datestamp, bold "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 10, 1864" double-circle datestamp also ties stamps, matching "Ship 6" handstamp, red "Aldrich, Walker & Co. Honolulu Shipping & Commission Merchants" oval backstamp, stamps with few faults incl. right stamp expertly repaired at top right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE HAWAII 5-CENT THIRD PRINTING ON COVER. BELIEVED TO BE A UNIQUE USE.

The Honolulu Advertiser collection contained a pair on cover, used with a U.S. 5c stamp (applied in San Francisco on July 20, 1864). On that cover, the pair of Hawaiian stamps included 5c prepayment of United States postage, as the cover was marked with the "Honolulu Postage Paid" datestamp. The cover offered here was franked the same way, probably intending to pay postage to destination with the Hawaiian stamps. However, the postmaster in Honolulu did not use the "Honolulu Postage Paid" handstamp, either due to error or because he thought the letter was overweight. When it reached San Francisco, the postmaster there treated the U.S. postage as unpaid and so marked it with the "Ship 6" handstamp for 3c postage plus 3c penalty for non-prepayment.

Ex Sharbaugh, Van Dyke, Pietsch and Myers. With 1977 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,500.00
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1878

1861, 5c Blue, Thin Bluish Wove (9). Ample to large margins all around, used with United States 1861 3c Rose (65), pair, clipped perfs at right, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Aug. 29" (1865) circular datestamp on cover to Miss Hattie Folson in Concord Mass., 5c tied by square grid and "San Francisco May 29, 1865" double-circle datestamp, 3c pair tied by cogwheel cancels, lightened stains around address

A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE 1861 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III THIRD PRINTING AND UNITED STATES 3-CENT 1861 ISSUE.

This cover was carried on the Onward, which departed Honolulu on Apr. 30, 1865, and arrived in San Francisco on May 28. The pair of 3c 1861 stamp overpays the 5c rate (3c plus 2c ship fee).

Ex Tows, Honolulu Advertiser and Golden. Signed Ashbrook (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction