Lot 2175 P
Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ rose vermilion, plate proof on India, ample to large margins, strong bright color, small natural shallow spot in paper, still Very Fine (photo on web site).Scott No. 31P3 $400.
Realized: $100
Lot 2176
Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ vermilion, horizontal pair and single, on registered 1893, 1¢ light green entire (U10) to Bombay, India, in combination with 1893, 1¢ violet + 1¢ blue + 2¢ dull violet (split overprint) + 5¢ ultramarine, red overprints (53+54+57+59), all tied by red target handstamps with matching registry "R" number handstamp, N.Y. registry etiquette and reverse with appropriate transit backstamps, cover fumigated with corner clip at lower right and upper left, Very Fine, a rare usage to India sent during the 1895 cholera epidemic.Scott No. 31a Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $800
Lot 2177
Hawaii, 1875, 2¢ brown, diagonal bisect, upper right portion of stamp, tied on piece by "Kahului Post Office, Mani, H.I." (Maui misspelled) town postmark (238.42), Very Fine.Scott No. 35 var. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200
Lot 2178 o
Hawaii, 1883, $1 rose red, 5 singles, each showing the different types of Opium Duty cancels; including small Maltese cross, large Maltese in purple not joined and black joined, "A. S. Cleghorn" signature and "J.M.K." initials; some with usual minor soiling and one with thin, still a Very Fine set.Scott No. 49 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,000