Sale 1077 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 July, 2014
Category — Hawaii (Inbound and Outbound Mail)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
738
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins to full, tied by bold "Bangor Me. Feb. 2" circular datestamp on blue cover to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1858 docketing, stamp with few toned spots, small tear at right, still Very Fine and attractive use to Hawaii
E. 300-400
150
739
10c Green, Ty. III (33). Defective perfs, cancelled by grid, "Southampton N.Y. Feb. 19" circular datestamp on cover to the whaling ship Jefferson of Sag Harbor in Honolulu, 1858 docketing, slightly reduced at right, scarce use
E. 200-300
150
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3c Rose (65). S.e. at left, tied by target cancel and "St. Louis Mo. Sep. 24" circular datestamp on buff cover to Kau, Hawaii, bold "DUE 7" handstamp, stamp with small pieces out at bottom right, still Fine and unusual use, charged 10c for the foreign rate, with 1993 and 2001 P.F. certificates
E. 300-400
350
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3c Rose (65). Three covers, two used from Holmes Hole Mass. to the ship Southern Light in Lahaina, one with pair of 3c Red, F. Grill (94) from San Francisco to Honolulu (missing top flap), overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 150-200
375
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6c Dull Pink (159). Two covers, first with single tied by target "Amherst Mass. Jun. 6" double-circle datestamp to Kohala Hawaii with magenta "Too Late" handstamp, 1878 docketing, second with pair of 3c used from N.H. to Kohala with similar "Too Late" marking, few flaws, Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
225
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Inbound Mail to Hawaii. Approximately 120 covers or cards, some nice earlier items incl. U.S. 1861-66 Issue and some Bank Note Issues, pretty use from China, few better such as Belgium, Australia, France, Brazil (1891), Germany, Netherlands, New South Wales, Bechuanaland Protectorate (1936), some faults to be expected but most are Fine-Very Fine, a diverse group
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E. 750-1,000
1,500
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5c Brown (76). Cancelled by cogwheel, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage paid Dec. 24" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Southampton N.Y., "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 14" double-circle datestamp, slightly reduced at right, minor edgewear, Very Fine
E. 300-400
400
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5c Dark Blue (281). Horizontal strip of four, tied by purple handstamps, matching "Registered Honolulu Hawaii Jan. 10, 1901" double-circle datestamp on 1901 registered cover to London, England, New York registry label and London transit also ties stamps, few trivial toned spots, Very Fine
E. 150-200
180
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