Sale 1150 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 1 March, 2017
Category — U.S. Possessions
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1379
CANAL ZONE, 1941, 50c Rose Lilac, Official (O8). Usual roller cancel, Fine and scarce, only 1,000 printed
550
100
1380
HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), unused (no gum), large margins to full, rich color, Very Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
900
900
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Types IX-X (Westerberg Positions 9-10), horizontal pair with huge bottom sheet margin, unused (no gum), Extremely Fine Gem pair, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (NG, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; Hawaii unpriced in SMQ), Scott Retail a singles
700
0
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Tete-Beche (24c). Plate 7-A, Types I-IX (Westerberg Positions 1-9), unused (no gum), large margins to full, minor toned spots, light corner crease entirely in margin at upper right as oriented in the photoVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED TETE-BECHE PAIR OF THE 1864 2-CENT NUMERAL ISSUE ON LAID PAPER. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE VARIOUS TETE-BECHE MULTIPLES.
Using our Power Search, we were only able to locate two other pairs, a block containing two pairs and a pane of ten.
Ex Ishikawa and Golden
7,000
1,500
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HAWAII, 1893, 12c Black, Category I Double Red Ovpt. (62e). Horizontal block of six with wide part imprint selvage at left, original gum, few h.r., deep shade, centered to bottom with perfs just touching on bottom right stamp only, strong overprints, light gum toning at bottom of blockVERY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1893 12-CENT DOUBLE RED OVERPRINT. THIS IS THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE.
Only two sheets of the 12c were doubly overprinted in red. A review of Power Search and important name sales going back 60 years failed to find another multiple larger than a block of four.
Ex Golden. Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the position
12,000
1,500
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HAWAII, 1894, 6c Red, 18c Black, Kahului Railroad Issues. 25 full sheets of 6c, 30 full sheets of 18c, plus other partial sheets and blocks of both values, without gum as usual, some perf separation and selvage flaws as would be expected, Fine-Very Fine, an unusually large hoard of these, the six values of the Kahului Railroad stamps were printed by lithography by the American Bank Note Co. in late 1894, sheets of the 6c and 18c were discovered in a safe in the 1930's and distributed to the philatelic community
E. 3,000-4,000
4,250
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Hawaii Small Numeral Balance. Six items, including three No. 16 (one unused with stains and two used including one on piece, each with P.F. certificate), two No. 22 (both used) and No. 23 unused interpane horizontal pair, few small faults, mostly Very Fine appearance
5,100
1,100
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