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The William H. Gross Collection: Important Hawaii Postage Stamps and Postal History continued...

1859-65 Numeral Issues (Scott 12-16) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
52 c Image1860, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-E, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), large margins all around, tied by blue Lahaina Hawaiian-Islands Oct. 15” (1860) circular datestamp on blue folded cover from Samuel N. Castle to his daughter, Mary Tenney Castle, in care of the Rev. Andrews at Makawao on Maui, signature page on reverse with part of letter content, which mentions sailing of the Morning Star to Micronesia four months earlier -- sailing dates confirm that this must be an 1860 usage -- the lettersheet is blue-lined stationery, a few small splits along folds reinforced to prevent further splitting

AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE NUMERAL ISSUE COVER, SENT FROM LAHAINA TO MAUI BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF CASTLE & COOKE.

Samuel N. Castle and Amos Cooke arrived with the Eighth Company of missionaries, but were released in 1851 to become merchants. They succeeded in building one of the leading enterprises in Hawaii.

Pencil notes on back indicate ownership by L. L. Green, W. S. Clark and Van Dyke. Ex Honolulu Advertiser. With 1995 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
53 c Image1860, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-D, Type X (Westerberg Position 10), large margins to ample, faint pre-use crease, tied by remarkably bold strike of brownish-black Collector’s Office/Hilo. Hawaii.” in oval handstamp on folded letter datelined Hilo Apr. 11, 1860” from David B. Lyman to Samuel N. Castle (of Castle & Cooke) at Honolulu, light vertical file folds do not affect stamp

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE HILO COLLECTOR’S OFFICE HANDSTAMP USED ON THE NUMERAL ISSUE ON COVER.

The distinctive Collector’s Office marking, used as a cancellation in Hilo during the Numeral Issue period, was struck in a brownish-black ink that is rarely found with a clear impression. This dark and virtually complete strike is one of the finest known.

The sender, David Belden Lyman, sailed for Hawaii with the Fifth Company of missionaries from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Affairs, arriving in May 1832 with his new wife, Sarah. They were assigned to work in Hilo under Reverend Goodrich, and remained on Hilo until his death in 1884.

Ex Ishikawa and Honolulu Advertiser. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
54 c Image1860, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-C, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), a magnificent stamp with enormous margins showing large portion of sheet margins at top and right and part of frameline of adjoining stamp (Type IV) below, deep shade and impression, tied by red Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands May 8” (1860) circular datestamp on buff cover to Miss Abbie C. Baldwin at Lahaina, from the Alexander correspondence, neat docketing at left, small opening nick at bottom neatly mended, stamp with small toned spot at extreme top left edge well away from design and not noted on accompanying certificate

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS EXTRAORDINARY STAMP’S MASSIVE MARGINS, CAPTURING THE ADJOINING STAMP BELOW, ASSISTED WESTERBERG IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PLATE 3-C.

Alvah Clark took over duties as Postmaster General after the death of Joseph Jackson on August 14, 1859. Before the end of the year, Clark turned over the printing of additional stamps to the Government Press, where The Polynesian was printed. Plate 3-C was used for the first printing of Numerals by the Government Printing Office. This outstanding example is illustrated in Westerberg (page 37).

Ex Honolulu Advertiser. With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
55 c Image1860, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-G, Type X (Westerberg Position 10), huge margins all around including bottom right corner sheet margin, neat magenta pen cancel in three strokes, oily blue Lahaina Hawaiian-Islands Mar. 25” circular datestamp on folded cover to Levi Haalelea at Honolulu, left flap missing, small cover tear at left, vertical file folds including one affecting left margin of the stamp well away from design, small toned spot well away from design

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE WIDE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 2-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL TIED ON COVER.

The recipient, Levi Haalelea was an important figure in Hawaiian history. He was a high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His wife was Princess Kekauonohi, the granddaughter of Kamehameha I.

Ex Ishikawa and Honolulu Advertiser (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
56 c Image1860, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-E, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), large margins to clear, small tear at bottom right, tied by bold strike of blue Lahaina Customs House seal with full-rigged ship on cover to Rev. S. E. Bishop at Honolulu, June 7, 1860 docketing at left indicates this was mailed by Cornelia Ann Bishop to her husband

FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE LATEST RECORDED USE OF THE LAHAINA CUSTOMS HOUSE SEAL ON COVER. FEWER THAN TEN FULL COVERS WITH THIS CANCEL ARE REPORTED.

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.” The marking was usually struck in an oily greenish-blue ink, which left very poor impressions.

The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop was the son of the Rev. Artema and Elizabeth Bishop, missionaries of the Second Company. Rev. Bishop was the Seaman’s Chaplain at Lahaina from 1853 to 1862, the period in which this cover was mailed, evidently while he was visiting Honolulu.

Ex Admiral Harris and Pietsch. (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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