Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
Category — U.S. Possessions: Hawaii, Numerals Issues
HAWAII, 1859, 1c Light Blue, Bluish White (12). Plate 2-B, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 4), unused (no gum), large margins to mostly ample at right, small thin spot at bottom right, impression with couple light or rubbed spotsVERY FINE APPEARING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 ONE-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE.
Ex Aall and Steiner. With 1999 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type 6 (Westerberg Position 6), large even margins all around, neat strike of brownish-black "Collectors Office, Hilo Hawaii" oval handstamp, small sealed tear at bottom leftEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THE HILO COLLECTOR'S OFFICE HANDSTAMP IS SCARCE USED AS A CANCELLATION AND EXTREMELY RARE ON THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE.
With 2007 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1859, 2c Dark Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-B, Type X (Westerberg Position 10), margins showing framelines all around, light pen cancel, couple small thin spots, appears Fine, with 1979 H.P.S. certificate
HAWAII, 1859, 2c Dark Blue on Grayish White, Comma after "Cents" (13b). Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), clear margins to just touched, neat manuscript cross cancel, slight toningFINE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1859 2-CENT DARK BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE WITH THE COMMA AFTER "CENTS" VARIETY. ONE OF THE GREAT NUMERAL ISSUE RARITIES.
The five 2c Blue Numeral stamps with the Comma after "Cents" variety known to us are:
1) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), tear at right, two holes repaired, ex Honolulu Advertiser, realized $2,100 hammer in 1995;
2) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), on cover from Hilo to Honolulu, ex Honolulu Advertiser and Gross;
3) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Postion 2), off cover, pen cancel, ex Crocker, Pietsch and Steiner, the example offered here;
4) Light Blue, Plate 3-A, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), red Honolulu circular datestamp, ex Ishikawa and Golden (Siegel Sale 1009, lot 357, realized $9,000 hammer); and
5) Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), unused, offered in our 2017 Rarities of the World sale.
Ex Crocker, Pietsch and Steiner. With 1997 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), large to huge margins, bold manuscript "X" cancelEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.
This stamp has the classic "Robin's Egg" Blue paper shade of the 1862 printing from Plate 3-Gx.
Ex Golden
HAWAII, 1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), ample margins all around, perfectly struck blue 7-bar square grid cancel used at Lahaina (Gregory sqgrid20-7, Scarcity 4), sealed tear at leftVERY FINE APPEARING AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE PLATE 3-GX ON "ROBIN'S EGG" BLUE PAPER WITH THE LAHAINA GRID CANCEL.
Ex Harris, Peters, Pietsch and Twigg-Smith
HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15 var). Plate 4-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), "1" without broken serif unlike most other examples from this position, unused (no gum), ample to large margins, faint pencil line at lower right, Very Fine and choice, Westerberg notes that the serif must have broken off at an early stage of printing, he recorded only one other single and one contained in a block of eight, there are probably no more than ten unbroken in existence, Scott Retail with no premium for the position
HAWAII, 1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), unused (no gum), ample even margins, Very Fine
HAWAII, 1859-63, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-F, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), large margins to clear at lower right, huge at bottom, neat strike of blue "Lahaina Hawaiian-Islands" circular datestamp, tiny tear at bottom and certificate also mentions tiny margin thin which is all but undetectable, appears Extremely Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate which misidentifies the Scott number
HAWAII, 1859-63, 2c Black, Grayish (16 var). Plate 3-E, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), raised "IN" of "INTER", also broken frameline above "W" of "Hawaiian", large margins, neat "X" cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with no premium for the variety
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), ample to large margins, cancelled by neat vertical pen line, tiny thin spot at top almost entirely in marginVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1863 2-CENT NUMERAL WITH "2" AT TOP OF RECTANGLE.
Ex D'Assis, Pietsch and Twigg-Smith
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Dark Blue, Bluish (17). Plate 5-B, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), ample margins all around, square grid cancel, small repaired tear at top centerVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ENORMOUSLY RARE USED 1863 2-CENT NUMERAL FROM THE FIFTH SETTING IN DARK BLUE ON BLUISH WOVE PAPER.
The 2c Dark Blue on Bluish paper (Scott 17) was printed after Scott 18 and before Scott 20. It is one of the rarest of all Numeral Issues in either unused or used condition, and almost all known examples have small faults.
Ex Twigg-Smith (acquired from Warren Colson in 1958)
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type III (Westerberg Position 3), unused (no gum), full even margins, detailed impression and strong bluish castEXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON BLUISH GRAY PAPER.
Ex Lichtenstein and Golden
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), broken toe of "2" variety, large margins all around,EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE HAWAIIAN 1863 2-CENT BLACK NUMERAL ON BLUE GRAY PAPER WITH BROKEN TOE VARIETY.
Ex Geisler. Blue backstamp. Scott Retail without premium for the distinctive plate variety
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type VI (Westerberg Position 6), unused (no gum), margins clear of rules on all sides, Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black (19). Plate 6-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), showing tilted and dropped "1" of "1 Cent", unused (no gum), large to huge margins, horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Honolulu Advertiser and Dr. Nettles
HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Ty. III (Westerberg Position 3), original gum, lightly hinged, full margins, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), showing clear broken toe of "2", unused (no gum), large even margins, small thin spot, Extremely Fine appearing example of this striking variety, Scott Retail without premium for the variety
HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 3), margins to touched, small tear at right, used with United States 1863 5c Brown (76) affixed slightly overlapping, cancelled by grid and target, bold strike of red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Sep. 27" circular datestamp,"San Francisco Cal. Oct. 23, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover front only to Montclair N.J., file folds do not affect stamps, small sealed tear at bottom touches addressVERY FINE APPEARING MIXED FRANKING WITH THE 1865 5-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" NUMERAL ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 5-CENT 1863 BROWN ON A COVER FRONT TO NEW JERSEY.
Carried on the Sanspareil departing Honolulu Sep. 27, 1865 and arriving San Francisco Oct. 22.
Ex Van Dyke and Ishikawa. With 1981 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 1), slightly disturbed original gum, large margins, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
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, ex Dr. Nettles, Scott Retail as singles
HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Type VII, (Westerberg Position 8), large even margins all around, bold square grid cancel (Ty. 22), bright and freshEXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FEWER THAN 20 KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1864 ONE-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER WITH A LEGITIMATE POSTAL CANCEL.
Ex Honolulu Advertiser, Twigg-Smith and Collier. With 2007 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, "HA" (23a). Plate 8-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 10), original gum, ample even margins, tiny toned spotsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 ONE-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER WITH THE "HA" VARIETY AT LEFT.
The type at left, "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE.", is known in seven stages or states on this plate. This stage shows no trace of the "E" and it is rare with original gum.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate
HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, "HA" (23a). Plate 8-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 10), early state of the variety showing dropped "E", unused (no gum), clear margins to touching, thin spotFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 ONE-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER WITH THE "HA" VARIETY AND DROPPED "E" AT LEFT. ONLY A FEW ARE KNOWN.
The type at left, "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE.", is known in seven stages or states on this plate. This is the Fourth State, showing only the "HA" and "E", with the "E" dropped down in comparison to earlier states.
Ex Golden. Scott Retail as No. 23a
HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid, Tete Beche (23b). Plate 8-A, Types V-V (Westerberg Positions 6-6), original gum, ample to large margins all around, small thin spots mostly in left and right margins, also thin spot in gutter at topVERY FINE APPEARING AND RARE TETE-BECHE PAIR OF THE 1864 ONE-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER.
We have offered only four other tete-beche pairs plus three other larger multiples since our 1995 Honolulu Advertiser auction.
With 2008 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), unused (no gum), large margins, Extremely Fine
HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, "NTER" (24a). Plate 7-A, Type III (Westerberg Position 3), unused (no gum), full even marginsVERY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE "NTER" VARIETY ON PLATE 7-A, USED TO PRINT THE 2-CENT BLACK ON LAID PAPER.
Ex Golden. With 1978 P.F. certificate
HAWAII, 1865, 1c, 2c Dark Blue (25-26). Unused (no gum), both with large margins, fresh and Very Fine
HAWAII, 1865, 2c Dark Blue (26). Plate 10A, Type VI (Westerberg Position 6), unused (no gum), huge margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate (XF 90)