Sale 74: The Westpex Auction

Lot 2531 o   

Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper, San Francisco town cancel, large margins, rich deep color, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem Kamehameha III issue; with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5    $1,900.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2532    

Hawaii, 1863, 2¢ black on grayish, plate 3-C, type VIII, position 8, margins large to just touching, tied by manuscript cancel on cover to Honolulu; cover reduced at bottom, F.-V.F., a rare usage of the 1863 2¢ black on grayish Numeral issue; with 2007 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 16    $5,000.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2533 /o   

Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ blue on blue, plate 12-A, complete plate reconstruction of 10, position 2 used with slight square grid cancel, other mint with most o.g., clear to mostly large margins, some toning mostly light and thin in position 1, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 22    $6,075.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2534 o   

Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ blue on blue, unlisted thick 9-bar square grid cancel, margins close to shaving framelines, Fine, Goldberg certificate states the cancel on this stamp is an unlisted variation of the common thin bar cancel; with 2014 A. Goldberg & 2014 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 22    $900.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2535    

Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ black, plate 7-A, complete sheet of 10, large margins, central vertical fold and horizontal fold in margins between third and fourth rows, Very Fine.
Scott No. 24    $3,700 for 2 blocks & singles.

A SCARCE COMPLETE SHEET OF THE 1864 2¢ NUMERAL ISSUE ON LAID PAPER.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 2536 P   

Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ rose vermilion, large die proof, on India die sunk on card (144x113mm), with National Bank Note Co. imprint below, rich vibrant color, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 31P1    $900.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2537    

Hawaii, 1878, 6¢ bluish green, tied by target handstamp on cover to Ann Arbor, Mich., matching "Kohala, H.I., Post Office, Jul 3, 1880" cds (238.02, scarcity 2) and purple "Honolulu, H.I., Paid All., Jul 5, 1880" transit cds, S.F. transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. 33a    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2538 P   

Hawaii, 1871, 18¢ dull rose, large die proof, on India die sunk on card (98x128mm), with National Bank Note Co. imprint below, bright and fresh, rich bold color, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 34P1    $900.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2539    

Hawaii, 1889, 2¢ carmine, reprint, complete sheet of 15showing portion of "Standard/No. 1" watermark, o.g., stamp never hinged, hinged in selvage only, rich color, fresh without the usual selvage problems normally encountered, Extremely Fine, a choice sheet.
Scott No. 51    $750 for singles.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2540    

Hawaii, 1893, 2¢ rose vermilion, black overprint, no period after "GOVT", left margin single, tied by "Honolulu, H.I., Jul 13, 1893" duplex postmark on locally addressed cover, with second strike of postmark below, Extremely Fine, a rare and early on cover usage of this scarce overprint variety.
Scott No. 65b    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $575

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