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 Lot 1399 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1851, 5c Blue (2). Type II (right-hand position in form), large margins, segmented cork cancel leaving numeral "5" clearly visible, skillfully rebacked to preserve pelure paper, tiny flaws, a small part of frameline at top left painted in EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE HAWAIIAN MISSIONARY 5-CENT BLUE. ONE OF THE FINER EXAMPLES KNOWN OF THIS MAJOR WORLDWIDE PHILATELIC RARITY. Our census of Hawaii No. 2 is available at our website athttps:/siegelauctions.com/census/hawaii/scott/2 . The example offered here, neatly cancelled with wide margins and no major repairs, is one of the finest extant. Census No. 2-II-CAN-62. With 1974 P.F. certificate. The Scott Catalogue notes that "values are for examples with minor damage that has been skillfully repaired." (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1415 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-B, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), margins to in, pen cancel removed, small diagonal crease at top right, tiny thin spot at lower left, otherwise Fine example of this scarce Numeral, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1427 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), margins in to clear, bold strike of target cancel, thins at upper right, appears Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1410 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Ample margins to slightly in, uncancelled, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), close margins to slightly in, 12c tied by red �Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Nov. 16� (1859) circular datestamp, also tied by �San Francisco Cal. Dec. 12, 1859� circular datestamp on cover to Miss Almira L. Bartow (the sister of Lahaina postmaster, Cornelius S. Bartow), at Brooklyn N.Y. street address, bold strike of �OVERLAND� straightline handstamp (with small �R�) applied at San Francisco, tear at bottom, light staining FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE. ONLY A FEW ARE KNOWN WITH THE "OVERLAND" HANDSTAMP, WHICH WAS APPLIED IN SAN FRANCISCO TO INDICATE THE TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE. This cover was carried on the American whaler Architect, which cleared Honolulu on November 17, 1859, and arrived in San Francisco on December 11. It was then carried by the Butterfield overland stage route to St. Louis (via Los Angeles and El Paso). As explained by Richard C. Frajola and Michael Perlman in their important article on the California �Overland� mail directive markings (available at http://www.rfrajola.com/overland/overland.htm), there were two different, successive meanings of this handstamp. The first, when applied prior to January 23, 1860, was that the letter was received too late for the mail steamer departure from San Francisco, and that it would be sent by the Butterfield overland mail instead. After January 23, when the default for mail transportation was changed to the overland mail route, the �Overland� marking meant that the letter was received too late for the stagecoach departure from San Francisco, and that it would be sent by next overland mail instead. In San Francisco, two different versions of the "Overland" straightline were used. In the case of this cover, dated at San Francisco on December 12, 1859, the meaning of the �Overland� is �received too late for steamer.� The Perlman-Frajola census records 14 �Overland� marked covers from Hawaii. Ex Knapp, Tows, Admiral Harris, Krug, Rust, Pietsch and Gross. Signed Ashbrook. Illustrated in Gregory book (page II-72) (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1422 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), huge balanced margins all around EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ON BLUE GRAY WOVE PAPER. A PHENOMENAL STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT. A Power Search review of the 142 unused and used singles offered in our past auctions reveals the rarity of this issue with four large margins. Ex Caspary, Tows, Pietsch and Gross (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1438 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1871, 6c Green, Large Die Proof on India (33P1). On 98 x 113mm card with full die sinkage, few toned spots, otherwise Very Fine (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1405 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1853, 5c Blue, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (5, 6). Each with large margins to just barely in, affixed at Hilo and left uncancelled on lady�s small embossed cover to Titus Munson Coan at Bridgeport, Connecticut, forwarded to New Haven, red �Honolulu * U.S. Postage Paid * Jul. 26� (1856) circular datestamp, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), large top right corner sheet margins to slightly in at left, affixed in Honolulu and left uncancelled, 5c and 12c tied by �San Francisco Cal. 5 Sep.� circular datestamp, 12c partly lifted to show 13c underneath, tiny lightened stain spot at top edge of cover, beautiful and fresh condition VERY FINE. A PETITE AND REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE DECORATIVE COVER WITH THE HAWAIIAN 5-CENT AND 13-CENT 1853 KAMEHAMEHA III FIRST PRINTING AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE, WHICH WAS AFFIXED AT HONOLULU OVER THE 13-CENT HAWAIIAN STAMP. This cover was carried on the American bark Fanny Major, which cleared Honolulu on July 26, 1856, and arrived in San Francisco on August 25. From there it was carried on the Pacific Mail Steamship Company�s Golden Age, which departed September 5 and arrived in Panama City on September 18. After crossing the isthmus to Aspinwall, it was carried on the U.S. Mail Steamship Company�s Illinois, which departed on September 19 and arrived in New York on September 27. Following the United States rate change, effective April 1, 1855, the 13c Kamehameha III stamp could no longer prepay the full rate from Hawaii to the U.S. East Coast, which increased from 13c to 17c. In consequence, the patrons of Hawaii�s postal system began using 5c stamps plus 12c U.S. stamps, or 13c stamps plus 4c cash, or, in this case, 5c and 13c stamps together, incurring a one-cent overpayment. During the period starting in April 1855, it was already a regular practice to affix U.S. postage stamps to outbound letters on which the U.S. rate had been prepaid. Ex Krug, Middendorf, Rust, Pietsch and Gross. Illustrated in Gregory book (page II-49). Signed Ashbrook (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1433 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1861, 2c Pale Rose, Horizontally Laid (27). Huge margins to just barely in incl. top right corner sheet margins, tied by red square grid and bold matching "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Mar. 11" circular datestamp on cover to Rev. D. B. Lyman at Hilo, "1860" docketing at lower left VERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE CORNER-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 2-CENT KAMEHAMEHA IV ISSUE ON HORIZONTALLY LAID PAPER. Ex Haas and Golden. With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1444 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1875, 12c Black (36). Tied by target cancel on buff cover to Riverhead N.Y., with 3pp original enclosure dated variously "At sea D=Sunday Jan. 3rd 1876" and also "Sunday Feb. 13th", first letter notes left Hawaii on Dec. 8 and mentions trading and a stop at the Marquesas Islands, last talks about returning to Hawaii, red "San Francisco Mar 27" circular datestamp, opened a bit roughly at right, U.S. 3c stamp tied by circle of V's may not have served any postal purpose, Fine and unusual (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
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 Lot 1400 - u.s. possessions - Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230HAWAII, 1851, 13c Blue (3). Type II, the righthand position in setting of two, large margins except at top where margin repaired and with portions drawn in, bold strike of large grid of squares cancel, small crease, small tear VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 13-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" MISSIONARY. Our census of Hawaii No. 3 is available at our website at https:/siegelauctions.com/census/hawaii/scott/3 . Census No. 3-II-CAN-127. Ex Admiral Harris. With 1989 P.F. certificate. The Scott Catalogue notes that "values are for examples with minor damage that has been skillfully repaired." (Image Magnifier) Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal Historyu.s. possessions |
