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Hawaii - 1853-61 King Kamehameha III

Lots 1206-1215 Lots 1216-1219

Lot 1206 o   

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thick white wove paper, neat red Honolulu town cancel, margins ample to clear, strong bright color, F.-V.F. and attractive; with 2016 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott Nos. 5    $1,900.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 1207 o   

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thick white paper, central red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid" circular date stamp and San Francisco transit corner cancels, margins large to just in at left, rich color, F.-V.F., quite attractive.
Scott Nos. 5    $1,900.

Realized: $650

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Lot 1208    

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 13¢ dark red, thick white wove paper, o.g., ample to large margins, bold color, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 6    $900.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1209 ()   

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, with Clark manuscript (Type I), no gum, margins full to just in at top, strong bright color, Fine and rare; with 1959 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 7    $7,000.

A RARE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5¢ ON 13¢ PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.

The 5¢ provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5¢ stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the start of 1857. New supplies of the 5¢ stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 1210 ()   

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, Clark type I manuscript surcharge, no gum, margins clear to just in at left and bottom, strong bold color, small thin and light vertical crease, Fine appearance, still and very presentable example of this rare provisional surcharge issue; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 7    $7,000.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1211 o   

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, with Clark manuscript (Type I), bold "San Francisco" town cancel, margin full at top to just in, rich bold color, tiny tone spot at bottom left edge, F.-V.F.; with 1948 & 2014 P.F. certificates.
Scott Nos. 7    $10,000.

A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5¢ ON 13¢ PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 1212 o   

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, Clark type I manuscript surcharge, light San Francisco town cancel, clear to large margins, rich color, central horizontal crease and cert. mentions slight oxidation which since has been removed, Very Fine appearance, an attractive example of the rare 1857 5¢ on 13¢ Provisional Surcharge issue; with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 7    $10,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 1213 o   

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thin white wove paper, light face free Honolulu town cancel, full well balanced margins, bold color and sharp impression, faint crease and thin spot at left, Very Fine appearance, quite attractive; with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 8    $750.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1214    

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thin white wove paper, margins large to a bit at bottom left corner, uncanceled and used on cover to Old Lyme, Ct., in combination with U.S. 1851, 12¢ black (17) tied by neat "San Francisco, Cal., Sep 6, 1859" cds, red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Aug 9" origin cds; cover with small edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce combination, ex-Lakeshore; with 1975 & 1999 P.F. certificates.
Scott Nos. 8    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 1215    

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thin white paper, irregular separation, tied by red "Honolulu, Hawaiian - Islands, Jun 18" cds (243.03) on cover to New York City, "San Francisco, Cal., July 20, 1859" cds with matching "Ship" and "22" rate handstamps, pencil "Rec'd Aug 10th" docketing at left; cover restored adding small portions of top, corners and most of backflap with tiny portion of Honolulu cds redrawn in, Very Fine appearance, still an attractive and interesting double rate usage; with 1993 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott Nos. 8; $2,800    Estimate $500 - 750.

Sent aboard the bark "Felix " departing Honolulu on June 18th and arriving in San Francisco on July 12th, 1859.

Realized: $1,000

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