Sale 65: The Gary Peters Collection of Hawaii

Lot 392    

British-American Line, S.S. "Garonne", red and blue corner card cover showing Flag and ship on flap, bearing 5¢ rose lake (76), top selvage single, tied by bold "Honolulu. H.I., Jan 24, 1899" duplex, typewriter address to St. Paul Minn., reverse with San Francisco transit; opening cut, F.-V.F.
Peters-Uota No. BASC-BF-1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 393    

The Hawaiian Tramways Co., Honolulu, H.I., flap imprint on paquebot cover to San Francisco Cal. bearing 5¢ rose lake (76) tied by San Francisco circular grid cancel, reverse with "San Francisco, Cal. Paid All, Aug 20, 1898" cds, Very Fine.
Peters-Uota No. HITWC-BF-1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 394    

Hustace & Co., Draymen, Honolulu, H.I., printed corner card on cover bearing 1¢ yellow (74) tied by "Honolulu. H.I. Oct 6, 1898" duplex addressed locally to W. O. Smith; worm hole, F.-V.F.
Peters-Uota No. HUS-CC-1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Draymen were drivers of horse-pulled wagons.

Realized: $220

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Lot 395    

Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co., purple script corner card handstamp on cover bearing 1¢ yellow (74) corner margin single tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Jun 24 1896" duplex addressed locally to T.W. Hobron, Very Fine.
Peters-Uota No. IISNC-HS-1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 396    

Inter-Island, Steam Navigation Co., Honolulu, H.I, purple double-oval backstamp on cover bearing 1¢ yellow (74) tied by partial "Honolulu. H.I. Apr 24" duplex addressed locally to James Steiner, Very Fine.
Peters-Uota No. IISNC-HS-2    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 397    

McCabe, Hamilton & Renny, Stevedoring, Honolulu, blue flap imprint on cover San Francisco Cal. bearing complete set of 2¢-25¢ Officials (O1-O6), tied by multiple strikes of "Honolulu H.I. Jun. 13 10AM 1900" duplex datestamp (The last day before Hawaiian stamps were invalidated), San Francisco (6.20) receiving backstamp; edge tears and some wear, 10¢ stamp light crease and slightly affected from placement at edge, F.-V.F., ex-Aall, Twigg-Smith.
Peters-Uota No. MHR-BF-1    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE ADVERTISING IMPRINT COVER BEARING A COMPLETE SET OF THE 1896 OFFICIAL STAMPS.

All of the few known covers with a complete set of the 1896 Officials are philatelically inspired. However, covers with the regular Honolulu postmark are rarer and considered more desirable than covers with the "Foreign Office" favor cancel. This cover was mailed on the last day Hawaiian stamps were valid.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 398    

Oahu Railway & Land Company, Honolulu, H.I., illustrated corner card showing railway on cover to Dr. Titus M. Coan at New York City bearing 5¢ rose lake (76) tied by "San Francisco, Cal, F" oval cancellation, purple "PAQUEBOT." straightline handstamp, reverse with San Francisco (3.2.1895) transit and New York (3.7) arrival cds, reverse with interesting full offset of corner card, Very Fine and attractive paquebot use.
Peters-Uota No. ORLC-IL-1B    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $550

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Lot 399    

Oahu Railway & Land Company, Honolulu, H.I., illustrated corner card showing railway on locally addressed cover to Thos. E. Hobron bearing 1¢ yellow (74) tied by "Honolulu, H.I., Dec 29, 1894" duplex; no flap, some mounting stains on reverse, otherwise Very Fine and attractive.
Peters-Uota No. ORLC-IL-1B    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 400    

Oceanic Steamship Company, Hawaii, New Zealand & Australia, illustrated design depicting sailing ship and route on cover bearing 1¢ green, 2¢ brown, 5¢ deep indigo, 6¢ green, red overprints (55, 57, 58, 60) and 2¢ rose, black overprint. (66), all tied by "Honolulu. H.I. Jun 30, 1893" duplex to Vienna, Austria, reverse with San Francisco (7.12), New York (7.17) transits and Vienna (7.28) arrival cds, Very Fine, ex-Hill.
Peters-Uota No. {US.CA} OSSC.SF-IL-1    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED OCEANIC STEAMSHIP CO. CORNER CARD.

John D. Spreckels was owner of the Oceanic Steamship Company and son of Claus Spreckels. J.D. Spreckels and Brothers acted as general agents for Pacific visitors with "Splendid American Steamers" of the Oceanic Steamship Company that left San Francisco every four weeks bound for the "Milky Way of the Ocean" that included Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and Rarotonga.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 401    

U.S.S. Bennington, blue printed corner card with old English lettering on cover bearing 5¢ ultramarine, red ovpt. (59) and 10¢ red brown, black ovpt. (68), tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Feb. 16, 1896" duplex to New York N.Y., reverse with Victoria B.C. (2.25) transit and New York (3.4) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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