Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016

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*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Category — Hawaii

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
137
c
Sale 1139, Lot 137, HawaiiHAWAII, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Huge margins to just in, used with United States 12c Black (17), tied together by "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 16, 1860" circular datestamp, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jun. 23" (1860) circular datestamp on buff cover to Fall River Mass., slightly reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, an attractive use, carried on American bark Comet (departed June 23, 1860, arrived San Francisco Jul. 13), then carried on the overland route to St. Louis (via Los Angeles and El Paso) by Butterfield stagecoach, ex Rose

E. 2,000-3,000
2,300