Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii

Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017

Category — 1864-86 Royal Portraits Issues (Scott 30-38)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1202
c
Sale 1172, Lot 1202, 1864-86 Royal Portraits Issues (Scott 30-38)HAWAII, 1882, 2c Lilac Rose (38). Five, including a strip of three and two singles, tied by multiple strikes of four-ring target cancel, "Honolulu H.I. Sep. 6, 1888" circular datestamp on Hart & Steiner Elite Ice Cream Parlor corner card cover to Rotterdam, Holland, San Francisco and New York transits and Rotterdam receiving backstamps, two stamps with minor creases, Very Fine and extremely rare multiple franking with the 2c Lilac Rose, this is a scarce stamp on any kind of cover, especially commercial non-philatelic uses, this is reported to be one of the largest multiple frankings

E. 500-750
2,100