Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018

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Category — U.S. Possessions: Hawaii, Missionaries thru Kamehameha III Issues

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Sale 1179, Lot 2781, U.S. Possessions: Hawaii, Missionaries thru Kamehameha III IssuesHAWAII, 1851, 13c Blue (3). Crocker Type I -- the lefthand position in the setting of two -- neatly cancelled by red "(Honolulu Hawaiia)n-Isla(nds)" circular datestamp (Type 236.11) along left side leaving numeral and labels completely unobscured, appears to have full margins although the stamp has been skillfully repaired with margins mostly added and portions of framelines painted in, as well as small portion of postmark, sealed tear and slight toning

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES OF THE 1851 13-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" MISSIONARY BY VIRTUE OF THE NEAT RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP CANCELLATION.

Our census of Hawaii No. 3 is available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/census/hawaii/scott/3 . Only ten examples of Scott 3 are cancelled by the red Honolulu datestamp ("Hawaiian-Islands" or "U.S. Postage Paid").

Census No. 3-I-CAN-110. Ex Ayer, Ishikawa, Pietsch, Twigg-Smith and Collier. With 2007 P.F. certificate. The Scott Catalogue notes that "values are for examples with minor damage that has been skillfully repaired."

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