Sale 40: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2328    

Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Ample to large margins, canceled by bold 7-bar circular grid cancel on cover to Westford Conn., red "Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, Oct. 13" cds, "San Francisco, Cal., Nov 20" transit cds with matching "Ship" and "12" due handstamps for unpaid domestic postage, with enclosure from a whaler, A. H. Storrs, datelined "Lahaina, Maui, H.I. Thursday Sept. 20/55" which mentions…The Reindeer is lying in this port and sails for home in a few days…; cover without one backflap, minor edge faults and faint age toning at right, F.-V.F., a rare use of the 1853, 5¢ Kamehameha III first printing on cover to the eastern United States with 12 cents due (trans-continental rate plus ship captain's fee), illustrated in Meyer-Harris, ex Harris, Krug, Rust, Honolulu Advertiser; with 1960 Friedl certificate.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 2329    

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper. Ample to large margins, uncancelled on folded letter datelined "Hilo, Hawaiian Islands, Aug. 8, 1858" from J. Metcalf to his nephew Frank Sawyer in Norwalk O., red "Honolulu, Hawaiian - Islands, Sep. 15" cds and "San Francisco, Cal., 12, Oct. 5, 1858" integral rate cds indicating 12¢ due (10¢ postage plus 2¢ ship captain's fee), additional manuscript pointing hand and "Due" applied by post office for clarification (presumably at Norwalk), enclosure with writer informing his nephew…I am now carrying out the last enterprise probably of my life starting a sugar plantation…I shall come home in the fall of 1860, just in time to cast my vote for Fremont. I hope you will not challenge it. I shall be only 19 years from home then., Very Fine, a rare 5¢ Kamehameha III second printing usage, posted at Hilo in early August 1858 but not postmarked at Honolulu until September 15th, Ex Rust, Pietsch.
Scott No. 8    Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2330    

Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper. Large margins to touching at lower left, uncancelled, in combination with United States 1859 12¢ black, plate 3 (corner nicked) on cover to Dubuque Iowa, red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Jan. 14" cds, "San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 3, 1862" transit cds and matching cogwheel handstamp cancelling 12¢; some cover edge wear, slightly reduced and small tear at top, otherwise Fine, late use of the U.S. 1859, 12¢ issue which was demonetized in the U.S. but still recognized as prepayment on Hawaiian mail passing through San Francisco as late as 1862, ex Honolulu Advertiser; signed Ashbrook.
Scott No. 9+U.S. 36B    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 2331    

Hawaii, 1863, 2¢ black on grayish. Plate 3-D, type V, position 5, large margins to just into frameline at upper left, tied by red "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Sep. 27" cds on a cover addressed in Lucy G. Thurston's hand to her daughter, Persis G. Taylor, at Waiaha, Kona, small sealed cover tear at upper left, Very Fine, ex Middendorf, Honolulu Advertiser.
Scott No. 16; $5,000    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2332 ()   

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black. Plate 6-A, type VII, position 7, showing raised "I" in "Inter", without gum, full well balanced margins, Very Fine; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 19    $550.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2333 ()   

Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ blue on blue. Plate 9-A, type III, position 7, without gum, ample to large margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice; with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 21    $900.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2334 ()   

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black. Plate 8-A, type V, position 6, without gum, large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 23    $300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2335 ()   

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black. Plate 8-A, type III, position 4, without gum, large margins, slight overall toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 23    $300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2336 ()   

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black. Plate 8-A, type II, position 1, fresh clean example, ample to large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 23    $300.

Realized: $135

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Lot 2337 o   

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black. Plate 8-A, type VI, position 5, manuscript "Paid" cancel, ample to large margins, faults including couple small tears, thinned and scuff at lower left, Fine appearance.
Scott No. 23    $2,500.

Realized: $650

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