Lot
1327 
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ black, red overprint, in combination with 1894, 5¢ rose lake (76) on registered 1884, 2¢ rose entire to Berne, Switzerland, tied by red target handstamps with matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb 23, 1895" cds and registry handstamp, N.Y. exchange etiquette and appropriate transit backstamps; entire slightly reduced at left, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 61 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220
Lot
1328
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ black, red overprint, in combination with 1893, 10¢ red brown, black overprint (68) on registered cover to Washington D.C., tied by target handstamps with red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Jul 26, 1893" cds and matching registry and return receipt handstamps, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 61 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
1329
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ black, red overprint, in combination with 1894, 12¢ blue (78) on registered cover to Arlington Heights, O., tied by red target handstamps with matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 31, 1894" cds, registry and return receipt handstamps, transit backstamp and purple straight line "C.V. Sturdevant" handstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 61 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot
1330 (
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Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ black, red overprint double, one overprint heavy, second moderate and split, no gum, bold color, bright and fresh, Very Fine and rare. Scott Nos. 61e $1,000.
Realized: $250
Lot
1331
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 10¢ red brown, red overprint, o.g., hinge remnant, rich vibrant color, centered to the lower left with design clear of perfs, small thin, Fine appearance, ex-Golden; with 1946 & 2011 P.F. certificates. Scott Nos. 61B $15,000.
A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ RED OVERPRINT ERROR. ONLY ONE SHEET OF FIFTY WAS ISSUED.
Accompanied by a photocopy of a 1904 letter from J. H. Makins, a San Francisco stamp dealer, to collector Percy T. Morgan in regards to Morgan's purchase the overprint errors and relaying Makins' understanding of their origin. Also included a photocopy of an affidavit on Makins & Co. letterhead from Postmaster Oat certifying that he procured the only sheet of the 6¢ error ever produced.
It is believed that eight examples were destroyed from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and that less than forty examples are in existence.
Realized: $7,250
Lot
1332
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ black, red overprint, horizontal pair, in combination with 1894, 1¢ yellow (74) on registered cover to Dunedin, New Zealand, tied by purple target handstamps with matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 18, 1894" cds, "R" registry and "A.R." handstamps, red "Registered." handstamp and manuscript "per S.S. Monowai" ship endorsement, reverse with receiving cds and brown printed "Theo. H. Davies & Co. Ltd." corner card on backflap, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 62 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $800
Lot
1333
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ black, red overprint double, both overprints heavy, one split, part o.g., bold color and wide margins, Very Fine and very scarce; with 2014 H.P.S. certificate. Scott Nos. 62d $1,500.
Realized: $425
Lot
1334
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ black, red overprint double, both overprints heavy, second overprint split horizontally, large part o.g., intense color and wide margins, nibbed perf at lower right, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. 62d $1,500.
Realized: $270
Lot
1335
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ black, red overprint double, one overprint heavy, second light, o.g., small hinge remnant, choice centering amid large margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, an exceptional example of this elusive type III double overprint, listed yet unpriced in the Scott catalog. Scott Nos. 62f Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $260
Lot
1336 
Hawaii, 1893, Provisional Govt., 12¢ red lilac, red overprint, block of 4, o.g., small hinge remnant, wide margins, bright fresh color, bottom right stamp with a couple short perfs, F.-V.F., quite attractive. Scott Nos. 63 $1,000.