Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016
Category — U.S. Possessions, Hawaii
HAWAII, 1868, 13c Dull Rose, Re-Issue (11). Reconstruction of the sheet of 20, consisting of 19 positions (lacking only Position 10 to be complete), three with obvious sheet margins incl. top right corner vertical pair, mostly original gum, h.r., all are four-margin copies, few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce reconstruction, ex Golden
HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Complete reconstruction of Plate 8-A, unused (no gum), all have large margins to full, few small flaws, Very Fine and desirable reconstruction, ex Golden
HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Types V-VI/VII-VIII/IX-X (Westerberg Positions 5-10), vertical block of six, unused (no gum), huge margins to clear, bottom left stamp some letters printed weakly, horizontal crease between bottom two rows, few toned spots, otherwise Very Fine and attractive multiple, ex Golden, Scott Retail as block of four and two singles
HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, "S" of "Postage" Omitted (24b). Plate 7-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), clear margins to full, small thin spot at top, Fine appearance, scarce, ex Ishikawa and Golden
HAWAII, 1865, 1c Dark Blue (25). Plate 11-A, Types III-IV-III/I-II-I (Westerberg Positions 7-8-7/9-10-9), block of six from two panes, unused (no gum), large margins to full, bright color, Very Fine and choice block, ex Nettles, with 1981 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as block of four and two singles
HAWAII, 1865, 2c Dark Blue (26). Plate 10-A, twelve unused copies, including Types I (2), II, V (2), VII, VIII (3) and IX (3), unused (no gum), the Type II with broken foot of "2", few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine group, ex Golden
HAWAII, 1893, 5c Ultramarine, Inverted Red Ovpt. (59g). Tied on small piece by four-ring target cancel, rich color and clear inverted overprint, light horizontal crease and tiny toned spot at lower left, Fine appearance and scarce in genuine used condition, ex Golden
HAWAII, 1893, 10c Red Brown, Red Overprint Error (61B). Mint N.H. with part bottom imprint selvage, radiant color, well-centered for this difficult issueVERY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST OF ONLY TWO MINT NEVER-HINGED SINGLES OF THE 1893 10-CENT RED OVERPRINT ERROR WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. ONLY ONE SHEET OF FIFTY WAS ISSUED.
Two errors of the 1893 Provisional Government Overprint Issues were made. One sheet of the 10c Red Brown, normally overprinted in black, was overprinted in red (Scott 61B). One sheet of the 6c Green, normally overprinted in red, was overprinted in black (Scott 66C). According to an affidavit by Louis T. Kenake, clerk of the Stamp Division of the Republic of Hawaii, the 10c sheet was issued to the postmaster at Kahuka, Oahu (Meyer-Harris, p. 240). The 6c sheet was purchased by Postmaster Jos. M. Oat and sometime around 1901 most of it was sold to dealer J. H. Makins, probably on behalf of Henry J. Crocker. The San Francisco earthquake is said to have destroyed a number of examples of both the overprint errors.
Ex Ostheimer, Tows and Honolulu Advertiser as a strip of five. Raymond Weill purple backstamp on selvage. With copy of 1996 P.F. certificate for strip of five with selvage on three sides. This is one of two Mint N.H. stamps in the strip (position 2 was also Mint N.H.). They are the only two we have been able to locate.
HAWAII, 1893, 12c Red Lilac, Red Ovpt. (63). Original gum, bright color, choice margins and centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $265.00)
HAWAII, 1893, 12c Red Lilac, Red Ovpt. (63). Block of four with part imprint selvage at left and attached embossed circular seal signed by Postmaster General Oat, original gum, h.r. at top, one at bottom Mint N.H., deep shade, Fine-Very Fine, ex Golden, Scott Retail as normal block without the seal
HAWAII, 1893, 2c Rose, Category II Double Black Ovpt. (66e). Unused (no gum), rich color, clear second overprint, wide margins to touching at bottom, fresh and Fine, ex Golden, with 1977 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as original gum
HAWAII, 1894, 20c Red, Imperforate (R9a). Mint N.H. block of four, huge margins incl. bottom right corner sheet margin, bright color, light natural gum bend in sheet margin, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as two pairs
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