Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — 1859-65 Numeral Issues, cont. (Scott 17-23)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1107
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Dark Blue, Bluish (17 var). Plate 5-B, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), broken toe of "2" variety, full even margins, "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands" circular datestamp cancel, faint toning and 7mm tear at top (may be caused by rim of postmark)VERY FINE AND CHOICE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT DARK BLUE ON BLUISH PAPER WITH THE BROKEN NUMERAL PLATE VARIETY.
The broken "2" variety is unlisted in Scott. Scott Retail for normal stamp without premium for the variety
8,750
2,200
1108
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), with broken "E" of "Postage" (resembles an "F"), original gum, h.r., intense shade on dark bluish paperEXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON BLUE GRAY PAPER.
With 2004 P.F. certificate stating that the broken "E" is an inking flaw and not a constant plate variety
3,250
2,100
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), large to huge margins all around, massive at bottom, intense shade on deeply blued paper, tiny inconsequential thin spot at top leftEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING LARGE-MARGINED UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON BLUE GRAY PAPER.
Ex Aall. With 2010 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,500
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18 var). Plate 5-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), broken toe of "2" variety, unused (small part original gum), large margins to full at right, very freshVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE HAWAIIAN 1863 2-CENT BLACK NUMERAL ON BLUE GRAY PAPER WITH BROKEN TOE VARIETY.
With 1997 P.F. certificate as "OG". Small red backstamp. Scott Retail without premium for this distinctive plate variety
3,250
2,900
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), ample to clear margins, faults including thin spots, small edge tears and some slight soiling, otherwise Fine and presentable example of this scarce stamp
3,500
375
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HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), unused (no gum), ample margins to clear, some light toning mostly on back described on accompanying certificate as "stains", Fine, Colson backstamp, with 1984 P.F. certificate
3,250
950
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black (19). Plate 6-A, 18 unused stamps from seven different positions, each identified by position, including two each from Positions 1, 2, 4 and 9, three each from Positions 3 and 6 and four from Position 10, some with large margins to clear, some with margins touching on at least one side, some faults but overall decent plating quality and a worthwhile group, three with certificates
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10,800
1,400
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Types V-VI (Westerberg Positions 5-6), horizontal pair, unused (no gum), large margins to full at bottom right, Very Fine and choice, with 1998 P.F. certificate
1,600
425
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), large to gigantic margins, 3-ring target cancel applied at Honolulu and 7-bar square grid cancel with matching "Lahaina P.O. Hawaiian-Islands Aug. 27" circular datestamp tying stamp to piece of cover, stamp with slight toningEXTREMELY FINE DESPITE MINOR GUM TONING. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 2-CENT FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON WHITE WOVE PAPER ON PIECE WITH A COMPLETE STRIKE OF THE LAHAINA DATESTAMP. ONLY TWO COMPLETE COVERS ARE RECORDED.
2c Numeral stamps from the Fifth Setting on white wove paper are much scarcer in used condition than unused. By August 1864, when this stamp was used, the National Bank Note Co. 2c Kamehameha IV stamps (Scott 31) were circulating in Hawaii (issued June 1864 and known used as early as August 1864).
With 2001 H.P.S. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
0
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20 var). Plate 5-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), full margins, missing second "A" of "HAWAIIAN" (only five tiny dots of ink present), ample to large margins, faint blue ink spot at bottom left, Very Fine, we have offered only two others since keeping computerized records, with 1991 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal
775
0
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), unused (no gum), missing most of "D" of "ISLAND", margins to barely touched at top, neat 9-bar square grid cancel, Fine and rare, an interesting variety that very nearly qualifies as the "ISLANI" variety, Scott Retail as normal
775
950
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, three used and ten unused stamps from seven positions, eight have four margins, used include red grid, blue grid and part of black cancel (may be unused so not counted at all in catalogue value), some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, a worthwhile group for the specialist, four with certificates
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10,750
1,400
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, 15 used and 11 unused, most are plated, seven have four margins, others margins clear to just in, cancels include target, square grid and Honolulu, generally faulty with few margins painted in, one or two may be reference items, some Fine-Very Fine, a worthwhile group which allows for study of minor variations in the positions, two with certificates
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20,400
2,300
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, six unused and six used stamps from seven different positions, used with target or square grid cancels, half have four margins, others clear to touched, some faults, overall Fine-Very Fine, a worthwhile group for the specialist
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8,850
1,400
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 7), large even margins all around, bright shade, neat strike of target cancel and also rim of circular datestamp at left edge, tiny corner crease top left, still Extremely Fine
900
325
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HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland", Tete Beche (22a). Plate 12-A, Types IV-I (Westerberg Positions 2-10), original gum, h.r., large to clear margins, few small age spotsVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM TETE-BECHE PAIR OF THE 1865 5-CENT BLUE “INTERISLAND” NUMERAL ISSUE.
With 1969 P.F. certificate
18,000
4,750
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, complete reconstruction of all ten positions, unused (no gum), mostly clear to ample margins, one large and a couple others touched, small flaws including some toning and thin spots, Fine appearance
3,000
550
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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 ample, Position 10 huge margins, some flaws including a few small thin spots and two with toning, Fine-Very Fine
3,000
550
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, 23 stamps, unused (no gum), representing nine of the ten positions on the plate, between one and five copies of each position, 14 have four margins, others mostly three margins to touched, some faults, many appear Fine-Very Fine, a worthwhile group which allows for study of minor variations in the positions, five with certificates
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6,900
1,200
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Types I-X (Westerberg Positions 1-10), complete setting of all ten positions, unused (no gum), ample to large margins, two have faint corner crease, one has small thin spot, others Fine-Very Fine
3,000
700
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, reconstruction of nine of the ten positions, missing only Position 2, one original gum, rest unused (no gum), large margins to touched, faults, Fine appearance, three certificates accompany
2,700
550
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, partial reconstruction consisting of eight of the ten positions, lacking Positions 1 and 9 to be complete, unused (no gum), two have one margin that just touches, others and other sides large margins to ample, few faults to be expected, Fine-Very Fine
2,400
500
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 1), close margins but framelines complete, bold 9-bar square grid cancel, small pinhole in "OS", pen mark on back, Fine appearance, rare, the 1996 Pietsch sale catalogue (Shreve) reports "less than ten known" of Scott 23 in used condition, presumably based on Albert Chang's records, ex Honolulu Advertiser and Twigg-Smith, with 2003 H.P.S. and 2007 P.F. certificates
2,500
750
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 10), Seventh State of the plate showing complete "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE." at left shifted up, as well as partially printed "A" in "ISLAND", unused (no gum), large margins, small thin spot at top left, toning on back, Very Fine appearance, the type at left, "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE.", is known in seven stages or states on this plate, this is the Seventh State (final), showing the full printing at left but shifted up in comparison to the First State, ex Drucker, with 1979 H.P.S. and 2017 P.F. certificates
300
150
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