Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii

Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017

Category — 1864-86 Royal Portraits Issues, cont. (Scott 39-52C)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1206
c
Sale 1172, Lot 1206, 1864-86 Royal Portraits Issues, cont. (Scott 39-52C)HAWAII, 1882, 5c Ultramarine (39). Horizontal pair, purple three-ring target cancels with matching "Spreckelsville Maui Mar. ? 1885" circular datestamp on cover to Heidelberg, Germany, Honolulu circular datestamp of Mar. 14, unusual fancy "T" handstamp with purple manuscript "50 ctms" to indicate short payment and postage due, matching "2/" (double rate) marking, blue crayon due marking, New York and "Verviers A. Coeln" backstamps, stamps with some slight toning, central file fold, small cover tear at top, appears Very Fine, the Hawaiian "T" or "Tax" due handstamp must be scarce as Power Search does not contain another outside of this sale and it is unlisted on the Gregory Post Office in Paradise website

E. 400-500
850