Sale 975 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 June, 2009
Category — Hawaii
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2333
"Kailua Isl. of Hawaii Oct. 2nd 1836". Dateline on lengthy 3-1/2 page letter from the Andrews correspondence to Pittsford, N.Y., wonderful descriptive contents regarding the native Hawaiians, their dress, food, geographical comments and much more, light red New Bedford Ms. Apr (?)8 (1837) circular datestamp, faint matching straightline "Ship", ms. "27" rate (25c postage and 2c ship fee), carried by whaling ship to New Bedford, some internal splitting no doubt exacerbated by many readings, Fine appearance, wonderful early Hawaiian letter
E. 1,000-1,500
750
2334
1868, 5c Blue, Re-Issue, Line Through "Honolulu" (10 var). Horizontal block of eight with top right sheet margins (Pos. 1-4/5-8, Pos. 2 the variety, Mint N.H., very light trivial toning spot above Pos. 1, still Very Fine-Extremely Fine as toning of some nature is common to this issue (this is actually much better than typically seen), Scott Retail as hinged variety pair, two normal singles and block of four
525
375
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1889, 13c Orange Red, "Specimen" Ovpt. (11RS var.). Mint N.H. part sheet of twelve (4 x 3) with huge sheet margins on three sides, each pair overprinted with large red block letter "SPECIMEN" by the American Bank Note Co., hinged in extreme top right sheet cornerEXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT SHOWPIECE OF SIGNIFICANT RARITY.
From the American Bank Note Co. Archives
E. 3,000-4,000
0
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1889, 13c Orange Red, Reprint Ovpt. (11RS). Block of four, pos. 15-16/19-20, original gum, h.r., wonderfully fresh, large to huge margins, top right trivial thin spot, otherwise Extremely Fine
950
275
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1868, 13c Dull Rose, Re-Issue, Black Specimen Ovpt. Ty. B, Normal and Without Period After "Specimen" (11S, 11Sb). Vertical pair with bottom sheet margin, Pos. 14/18 and bottom right sheet corner margin block of four, Pos. 15-16/19-20, Pos. 18 and 20 the varieties and the only positions on the sheet with missing period, rejoined these two units constitute the original block of six, affixed to thin card, Very Fine
2,250
1,600
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1864, 1c Black (19). Pl. 6-A, Ty. VIII, Position 8, unused (no gum), margins all around, Very Fine
525
400
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1864, 2c Rose Vermilion, Large Die Proof on India (31P1). Die sunk on 140 x 100mm card with national Bank Note Co. imprint at bottom right, inconsequential toning speck on back of card, still Extremely Fine
650
225
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1871-90 Royal Portraits Blocks. Four items, incl. Nos. 34, 45 block of four with right selvage and horizontal block of six with bottom imprint selvage and No. 52C block of four, first two original gum (No. 45 with offset), last unused (no gum), Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as original gum
1,460
300
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1883-93, 12c Red Lilac (46, 63, 69). The three 12c Red Lilac stamps, original gum, first two wide margins and beautifully centered, No. 63 especially wide-margined, No. 46 tiny perf tip gum soaks on two tips, No. 69 trivial gum surface adherence bottom left, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine
575
180
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1886, 2c Orange Vermilion, Reproduction (50). Horizontal pair with left sheet margin, very large other sides, marvelous color, Extremely Fine
320
120
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1890, 5c Deep Indigo (52C). Original gum, huge Jumbo margins and perfectly centered, intense color on bright paper, Extremely Fine Gem
120
180
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1893, 5c Deep Indigo, 6c Green, 10c Black, Red Ovpts. (58, 60-61). First and last horizontal blocks of ten with side selvages (5c top also), 6c with wide left selvage showing Bank Note Co. Imprint in Hawaiian, original gum, all Mint N.H. except two 5c stamps, 10c with printing ink smear on back of right pair, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
982
325
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1893, 2c Rose Vermilion, Black Ovpt. (65). Two blocks of four, distinct shades, original gum, one with part right imprint selvage, one stamp in other block heavy natural crease, otherwise Very Fine
700
400
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1894, 1c-25c Final Issue (74-79). Mint N.H. blocks of four, last three with selvage, Fine-Very Fine
548
300
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1894, 2c Brown, "Flying Goose" Flaw (75). Horizontal block of ten with selvage on three sides (American Bank Note Co. imprint at bottom), Pos. 41-45/46-50 LR 2, Pos. 48 the variety, tropical original gum with P.O interleaving adhering, Fine, scarce and seldom offered
550
275
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1894, 10c-25c Final Issue (77-79). Four Mint N.H. multiples, incl. 10c horizontal block of 20 with side and top imprint selvages, 12c horizontal blocks of six and eight, former with top imprint selvage, 25c block of four with bottom left corner selvage, some light gum toning on 10c, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
970
250
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1899, 2c Rose (81). Three singles tied by purple "Volcano House, Hawaii Jan. 30, 1900" double-circle datestamp on cover to Napa Cal., Feb. 2 Honolulu transit, San Francisco machine backstamp transit and Napa receiving datestamp, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and scarce, Volcano House post office was established in 1898 and handled mail for the tourist hotel on the Island of Hawaii in the Hawaiian National Park situated on the rim of Kilauea volcano
E. 300-400
450
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1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). Original gum, 25c lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
582
250
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1884, 2c Rose, Blue Inside (U6). Cut square, bold centrally struck "Stmr. Iwalani, Haw'n Mail Service Jul. 22, 1884" double-circle datestamp in dark blue, some minor flaking of bluing in hinge area as usual, Very Fine, scarce and rather handsome, Scott Retail as ordinary used No. U6 cut square
200
650
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1894, 20c Red, Imperforate (R9a). Original gum, tiny faint hinge mark, large to huge margins (sheet margin at right), fresh and Extremely Fine
450
275
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2354
1894, 25c Violet Brown (R10). Mint N.H. block of four, well-centered, fresh and crisp, strong color on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE. THE 1894 25-CENT REVENUE IS SCARCE IN BLOCK FORM AND ESPECIALLY RARE IN THIS MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.
Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles
8,400
2,700
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1901, $50.00 Slate Blue & Carmine (R12). Mint N.H. block of four with bottom selvage, Very Fine, handsome fresh multiple, Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles
520
275
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Hawaii Revenues. Five items, incl. used No. R6 and R16 (latter light crease), R7 and R15 original gum blocks of four and R11 Mint N.H. horizontal block of 16 with right and bottom selvage, Fine-Very Fine lot
1,069
400
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Hawaii Cancellations. Thirteen stamps, cancels incl. Hawaiian Mail Service Steamers "Iwalani", "Hall" and "C. B. Bishop," towns with Kamalo, Molokai; Keomuku, Molokai; Kaunakakai, Molokai; Napoopoo, Hawaii; Volcano House straightline and two purple double-circles; Puehuehu, Hawaii, and the very rare Waiohinu Hawaii on piece with full strike (rarity rating of RRRR, one to ten known), virtually all clear to bold strikes, excellent lot for the specialist
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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Hawaii. Small balance of nine items, incl. Nos. 11RS, 58, 65 var (shifted ovpt. with 1893 almost entirely missing at bottom), 69, two 73, 71f, all original gum, also used $1.00 Railroad stamp and (50c) Black "Royal Stamp" cut to shape and on piece of document, No. 65 var thin spot at top, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
350
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