Sale 1133 — United States and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 26-27 July, 2016
Category — U.S. Possessions: Hawaii
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
643
HAWAII, 1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Unused (no gum), full margins, fresh color, Very Fine and choice, signed Bloch and with 2009 P.F. certificate
875
425
644
HAWAII, 1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Large margins to clear at upper right, bright shade, well-struck small segmented circle cancel (Gregory cirgrid22-7, Rarity 1R), slightly toned, otherwise Very Fine, scarce cancel on this issue, ex Golden, with 2011 Hawaiian Philatelic Society certificate
1,700
0
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HAWAII, 1857, 5c on 13c Dark Red (7). Type I (Clark) numeral with long flag, large margins, vivid color on paper which has very slight overall toning, neat strike of San Francisco circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT ON 13-CENT PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.
The 5c provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5c stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the Start of 1857. New supplies of the 5c stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.
Ex Golden. With 1980 A.P.S. and 2011 Hawaiian Philatelic Society certificates.
10,000
0
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HAWAII, 1861, 5c Blue, Thin Bluish Wove (9). Two singles, first unused, original gum, h.r., clear to ample margins, Fine, second with light grid cancel, two large margins to clear other sides, Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
750
375
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HAWAII, 1861, 5c Blue, Thin Bluish Wove (9). Large to full margins, light square grid cancel, fresh color, Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate
375
400
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HAWAII, 1861, 5c Blue, Line Thru "Honolulu" (9a). Unused (no gum), large margins to just clear at bottom left, rich color, small corner thin spot at top left, Very Fine appearance, with 2006 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as original gum
950
400
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HAWAII, 1859, 1c Light Blue, Bluish White (12). Plate 2-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 8) with battered numeral, unused (no gum), full margins all around, pretty pastel Light Blue shade, repaired at top rightVERY FINE APPEARING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 ONE-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE.
With 2015 P.S.E. certificate
17,500
2,600
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HAWAII, 1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Margins to touched, our best guess on plating is Plate 3-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), red Honolulu circular datestamp cancel, faults including thins and small tear, otherwise Fine, desirable with the red handstamped cancellation, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate
5,000
1,100
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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, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate not mentioning the flaw at top right but mentioning a repair at lower left which we fail to see, ex Nettles
5,000
900
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HAWAII, 1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), unused (no gum), full even margins, faint horizontal wrinkle or crease at left center, tiny thin at topVERY FINE APPEARING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.
Our Honolulu Advertiser sale contained only three unused examples of this stamp, none with original gum, and only one was sound. The Pietsch sale contained two sound copies, both without gum. We have only offered two with original gum since keeping computerized records.
With 2006 P.F. and 2015 P.S.E. certificates, the latter describing the thin spot as "very tiny"
8,000
1,600
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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 tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, ex Nettles, with 2014 P.F. certificate
2,750
850
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Dark Blue, Bluish (17). Plate 5-B, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), margins to in, bold strike of square grid cancel, light diagonal crease and some slight discoloring in design, otherwise Fine, a presentable example of this rare Numeral issue, with 2013 P.F. certificate
8,750
800
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4) with broken foot of "2", unused (no gum), tight margins but outer frameline is present all around, Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail without premium for the position
3,500
900
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), unused (no gum), margins to just in, few thin spots and soiling, otherwise Fine example of this scarce Numeral issue
3,500
500
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Ty. X, (Westerberg Position 10), margins slightly in at top left, cancelled by black Honolulu circular datestamp, small thin spots and tiny broken corner crease at top left, Very Fine appearance and rare with the black Honolulu cancel, ex Honolulu Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate erroneously stating repaired at bottom left corner
6,000
1,600
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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
0
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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
0
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HAWAII, 1865, 2c Dark Blue (26). Plate 10-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 10), broken toe of "2" variety, unused (no gum), large margins, Very Fine, Scott Retail as normal
350
375
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HAWAII, 1871, 1c Purple, Large Die Proof on India (30P1). On 74 x 86mm card with full die sinkage, rich color, Very Fine
900
550
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P
HAWAII, 1871, 6c Green, Large Die Proof on India (33P1). On 74 x 87mm card with full die sinkage, rich color, Very Fine
900
400
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P
HAWAII, 1871, 18c Dull Rose, Large Die Proof on India (34P1). On 73 x 86mm card with full die sinkage, bright shade, Very Fine
900
475
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HAWAII, 1893, 25c Dark Violet, No Period After "Govt" (64b). Bottom left stamp in top left corner margin block of six with part imprint, original gum, h.r., sharp proof-like impression, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine, ex Drucker, with 2006 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
455
425
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HAWAII, 1893, 18c Dull Rose, Double Ovpt., One Split (71d). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, ex Drucker, with 2006 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
1,300
0
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HAWAII, 1893, 18c Dull Rose, Black Ovpt. (71). With left selvage, stamp shows diagonal split overprint, selvage with complete diagonal ovpt. unused (traces of gum), Very Fine, a rare and striking variety
E. 500-750
600
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HAWAII, 1893, 50c Red, Black Ovpt. (72). Mint N.H. block of four, bright color, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
700
400
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HAWAII, 1893, $1.00 Rose Red, Black Ovpt. (73). Block of four with part imprint selvage at right, original gum, h.r. at bottom, intense shade, Very Fine
700
425
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