Lot
3205 
Hawaii, Fancy Cancel Cover Collection, of over 50 covers and a few fronts, 1860-80's; starting with letters including serif "H" of Honolulu (lettH-14, 1R) and "H" in circle of Hilo (both lettH-20(circled H), scarcity 3 & lettH-24(circled H, serif), 1R), the small negative "HI" in circle with some triple rate usages (one on front) and early and later strikes showing progressive breakdown of device, the blue "Paid" in oval handstamp in combination with other handstamps, section of target handstamp with study of the 1869 target two ring center pin of Honolulu (ring2-19(center dot), scarcity 2) and the later segmented three ring including foreign usage, other targets noting the scarce Wailuku four-ring target with center pin, selection of grids & bars including the scarce dashed grid (cirgrid25-7(dashes), 1R), small section of pen cancel items from the 1860's; condition varies with some duplication to be expected, with many nice items throughout. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,500