Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014
Category — Hawaii: 1859-65 Numeral Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
888
HAWAII, 1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-B, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), clear margins, manuscript "spider" cancel, small fault at top right, Very Fine appearance, purple backstamp
5,000
1,400
889
HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), unused (no gum), large even margins, Extremely Fine
650
325
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HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), unused (no gum), large to huge margins, tiny thin spots, Extremely Fine appearance
650
180
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HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Two, Plate 4-A, Types I and I (Westerberg Positions 1, 4), unused (no gum), one with huge margins, other clear margins, Very Fine
1,300
500
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HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-A, Type V-VI/VII-VIII (Westerberg Positions 5-6/7-8), block of four, unused (no gum), large margins, faint crease at top left and bottom right in margin only, small toned spot at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, a scarce unused multiple
3,250
1,600
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HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Type X (Westerberg Position 10), ample even margins, single pen cancel, small thin spots, Fine appearance, scarce in used condition
2,750
0
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HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), clear margins, neat strike of small square grid cancel, unusual dry print at right, expertly repaired tears, otherwise Very Fine
2,750
550
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-D, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), full margins, unobtrusive strike of red Honolulu circular datestamp, faint horizontal bend at left center, Very Fine appearance
850
550
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-D, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), pen cancel, defective and in need of repair, still a presentable space-filler of this rare position
3,750
225
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-E, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), large to huge margins, top left corner folded over in margin only prior to use, tied by "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Sep. 3" circular datestamp on cover to Miss Sarah J. Lyman at Hilo, small pen "1860" notation is not receipt docketing but was written years later by a philatelist giving the year of the issue as it appeared in the catalogueEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER WITH THE HAWAIIAN 2-CENT NUMERAL STAMP NEATLY TIED BY THE RED HONOLULU CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.
With 1992 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
4,500
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-G, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), large margins, cancelled by penstroke and used on cover to Rev. Titus Coan in Honolulu, stamp and cover repaired, otherwise Fine, ex Seybold and with his backstamps
E. 750-1,000
600
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), unused (no gum), large even marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON BLUISH GRAY PAPER.
Scarce in such choice condition.
3,500
4,000
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Grayish (18 var). Plate 5-Ax, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), margins to clear, grid cancel, small repair at bottom rightFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON GRAYISH PAPER.
The Scott Catalogue lists this on Blue Gray paper, and only a small number are recorded on Grayish paper. The last we offered was in our 1995 Honolulu Advertiser sale (one example).
With 1995 P.F. certificate
6,000
3,750
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black (19). Plate 6-A, complete reconstruction of all ten positions consisting of separate blocks of four and six, unused (no gum), large margins including sheet margin at bottomVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A WONDERFUL PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF PLATE 6-A ASSEMBLED FROM TWO CHOICE BLOCKS OF FOUR AND SIX.
The block of four signed Colson in pencil.
6,600
2,100
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black (19). Plate 6-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), unused (no gum), large margins to full, stitch watermark at bottom, fresh and Very Fine
550
425
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black (19). Plate 6-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), showing clear raised "I" of "Inter", unused (no gum), large margins, Extremely Fine
550
1,050
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black (19). Plate 6-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), this position showing tilted and dropped "1" of "1 Cent", unused, large margins, horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Honolulu Advertiser
550
325
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, reconstruction of eight of the ten positions, unused (no gum), clear to large margins, Position 4 shows broken toe of "2", few small flaws incl. one with blue backstamp showing thru, Very Fine and attractive
6,200
1,500
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), unused (no gum), showing raised "I" of "Inter", clear margins, Very Fine, Scott Retail with no premium for the variety
775
325
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), full margins, missing second "A" of "Hawaiian", Very Fine and choice, we have offered only one other example of this variety and the other showed traces of the letter (Siegel Sale 914, lot 3220), with 1991 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal
775
1,900
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 4), disturbed original gum, h.r., full even margins, Very Fine, scarce with original gum
900
375
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), unused (no gum), large even margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp
900
2,300
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type I (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), large even margins, Extremely Fine
900
425
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), unused (no gum), large to huge margins, tiny thin speck at center, Extremely Fine appearance
900
375
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type I (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), large margins to clear at left, fresh and Fine
900
160
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type VI (Westerberg Position 6), unused (no gum), full margins, tiny tear at right center, Fine appearance
900
160
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 3), clear margins, bold square grid cancel, Fine, large purple backstamp
700
150
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type III (Westerberg Position 7), large margins to just touched at lower left, cancelled by square grid and tied by cogwheel, used with U.S. 5c Brown (76), cancelled by cogwheel on light yellow cover to Mrs. Mary E. Smith in Lowell Mass., red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Nov. 13" circular datestamp, "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 1, 1865" double-circle datestamp, U.S. stamp faulty, cover expertly repaired and some soiling, otherwise Fine, carried on the Comet, which departed Honolulu Nov. 13 and arrived San Francisco Dec. 1, the mail missed the Panama steamer
E. 1,500-2,000
3,750
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, complete reconstruction of all ten positions, Positions 1, 3 and 9 with original gum, all have large margins to clear, few minor flaws to be expected but far better quality than normally encountered in a plate reconstruction, Very Fine assemblage and a scarce reconstruction, three with certificates
5,750
2,600
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Types VIII/V (Westerberg Positions 8/10), vertical pair, unused (no gum), large margins to full, small thin spot at left of bottom stamp, top stamp tiny age spot at right, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail as singles
1,150
425
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 6), large margins, rich color, bold strike of square grid cancel and San Francisco circular datestamp, Extremely Fine
900
750
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type I (Westerberg Position 10), large margins to ample, square grid and San Francisco cogwheel cancels, tiny thin spot at top left mostly in margin, Very Fine appearance, Colson backstamp
900
225
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, complete reconstruction of all ten positions, unused (no gum), large margins to clear, few small faults to be expected but better quality than normally seen in plate reconstructions, Fine-Very Fine, attractive
3,000
1,100
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 1), unused (no gum), partly missing "Ce" of "Cent", large to huge margins, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as normal
300
750
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 10), large to huge margins, segmented 3-ring target cancel (Gregory ring 3-23), small thin spot at top, Extremely Fine appearance, a stamp with wonderful visual appeal, Gregory speculates that this cancel was probably applied to Numeral stamps as a post office favor
2,500
1,000
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, "HA" (23a). Plate 8-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 10), unused (no gum), full margins, showing part of "d" at leftVERY FINE AND CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 ONE-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER WITH THE "HA" VARIETY AT LEFT.
Scarce in sound condition.
3,500
5,250
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, "HA" (23a). Plate 8-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 10), unused (no gum), large margins, bright shade, faint horizontal crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, three backstamps incl. Colson, with 1981 P.F. certificate
3,500
2,600
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, reconstruction of nine of the ten positions, unused (no gum), large margins to ample, few small faults but better condition than normally seen in reconstructions, Fine-Very Fine
2,925
1,100
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), original gum, h.r., large to huge margins including bottom sheet margin, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with original gum, two backstamps
325
300
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), showing small numeral "2" at bottom, unused (no gum), large to huge margins including top right corner sheet margins, small toned specks on back, Very Fine
325
160
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), huge margins including bottom sheet margin, Extremely Fine Gem
325
425
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Types II/IV (Westerberg Positions 2/4), vertical pair, unused (no gum), large margins incl. top sheet margin, faint vertical crease at top right affecting top stamp only, still Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles
650
225
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Types 8-8 (Westerberg Positions 8-7), gutter pair, unused (no gum), large margins to full, few toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the gutter multiple
650
225
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, "S" Omitted (24b). Plate 7-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), actually showing faint trace of the "S" and with part of "P" very faint, large margins, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as the variety
1,500
400
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HAWAII, 1865, 1c Dark Blue (25). Plate 11-A, complete reconstruction of all ten positions, unused (no gum), full margins to well clear, few minor faults typical of plate reconstructions, Fine-Very Fine, a nice group in better condition than most, one with 1980 Friedl certificate
3,500
1,300
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HAWAII, 1865, 2c Dark Blue (26). Plate 10-A, complete reconstruction of all ten positions, Position 10 with broken foot of "2", incl. additional copy of Position 9 (Type I) with unusual ink smudging and partly omitted "a" of "Interisland", unused (no gum), few small faults to be expected, Fine-Very Fine, a nice plate reconstruction
3,850
1,400
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