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Lot 1453 |
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Hawaii, 1845 Stampless folded letter Honolulu to Boston, from L.H. Anthon to James Hunnewell on the Bremen steamer Express via Mazatlan and Vera Cruz ("Franqueado/Vera Cruz" July 21 c.d.s. on reverse), posted in New York with red "New-York, Ship, Aug 29, 12cts" c.d.s., minor splitting of contents, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Mr. Anthon writes "this letter was to go by chartered vessel but the residents here could not raise money enough to pay for the charter and two dollars was to be paid for each letter which is now saved as the Bremen brig arrived."
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Lot 1454 |
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Hawaii, 1847 Stampless folded letter Punahou to Armada, Mich., from missionary Seth Andrews to his parents, posted in New York with red "New-York/Ship/Jan 4/12cts", Very Fine, marvelous content including two hand-drawn diagrams of the mission school at Punahou.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1455 |
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Hawaii, 1850 Stampless folded letter from Boston to Honolulu via San Francisco, whaling factor's statement of account for an 1846-49 whaling voyage, addressed to Makee, Anthon & Co, Honolulu in care of Cross Hobson & Co., San Francisco, postmarked red Boston c.d.s. April 13 and numeral "40" handstamp, Very Fine
Written by prominent Portsmouth newspaperman and historian Charles Brewster who adds postscript "just returned from New Bedford and no time to write. (signed) C.B."
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1456 |
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Hawaii, 1852 Stampless cover Honolulu to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., via San Francisco, buff envelope postmarked bold red Dec 9 Honolulu c.d.s. with blue Jan 15 San Francisco c.d.s. and matching handstamp "12" (cents collect), Fine-Very Fine. Rare blue San Francisco markings on Hawaiian mail (only about 10 examples known).
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1457 |
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Hawaii, 1853 Prepaid stampless cover to Paris, France, via San Francisco and New York, small envelope with bold red "Honolulu, *U.S. Postage Paid*, Oct 21" c.d.s., blue San Francisco c.d.s. (1 Dec) and matching PAID, red "New-York Am.Packet" c.d.s. (Jan 8) and French entry c.d.s., red British transit (Jan 21) and Paris receiver (Jan 22), red crayon "28" indicates full U.S. postage prepaid with French "8" (decimes) indicating local delivery charge, light edge toning and tiny tear at top, Fine, a great two ocean cover.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
Carried from Hawaii to San Francisco on the steamer George Washington. Fewer than a dozen covers from Hawaii have been recorded with the San Francisco c.d.s. in blue.
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Lot 1458 |
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Hawaii, 1861 Stampless folded letter Bremen to Honolulu, boxed Bremen postmark June 1, London/Paid transit June 3, red San Francisco/Paid July 14, manuscript rates and instruction "per 'West India steamer' via Southampton", Fine-Very Fine and most attractive.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1459 |
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Hawaii, 1863, 2¢ black on grayish (16), plate 3-C, type X, position 10, tied by manuscript "X" on orange cover from Mrs. Lucy Wetmore to her son in Punahou, docketed "Mother May 29th/61, recd June 3/61", stamp with small pre-use wrinkle, Very Fine, nice missionary family cover.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: 1996 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 1460 |
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Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ vermilion (31a), tied by bold target on an advertising cover postmarked Honolulu c.d.s. April 1 [1872], corner card is for A.F. Judd, Attorney, reverse features all-over "billboard" advertising for six different Honolulu merchants, mailed to Lahaina, Very Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1461 |
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Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ vermilion (31a), tied by Dec. 3 Hilo c.d.s. and square grid (M-H 242.13, 22) on small cover to Punahou, Honolulu c.d.s. and segmented target (243.03, 118) applied on arrival Dec. 7. Small piece of upper right corner missing and minor toning. A Fine and rare combination.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1462 |
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Hawaii, 1875, 2¢ brown (35), horizontal pair tied by 4-ring target on cover postmarked "Post Office, Wailuku, H.I., Sept 23, 1882" c.d.s. (M-H 238.02, R2), from E.H. Bailey to E.C. Bond in Kohala, Hawaii, docketed at lower left. F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 500
Very scarce inter-island double rate cover.
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Lot 1463 |
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Hawaii, 1893, 50¢ red, black overprint (72), tied by magenta Honolulu c.d.s., Aug 20, 1896, on registered cover to Madeira, matching "Registered, Hawaii P.O." in "R" (M-H 702) and "A.R.", backstamped Lisbon Sept 13, a Very Fine and scarce single franking.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1464 |
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Hawaii, 1893, 50¢ red, black overprint (72), tied by magenta Honolulu c.d.s., Feb 24, 1896, on 5¢ Provisional Govt. entire (U12) to Germany, matching "Registered, Hawaii P.O." in "R" and "A.R.", backstamped San Francisco, Mar 5, New York, Mar 10, and Ulm, Mar 20, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2000 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 1465 |
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Hawaii, 1894, 10¢ yellow green (77, 78), tied on 5¢ Provisional Govt. entire by purple Hilo c.d.s.'s, Aug 12, 1896, sent registered via Honolulu (Aug 14) to Alexandria, Egypt, backstamped San Francisco, Aug 22, New York, Aug 28 and Alexandria, with N.Y. Exchange Office registry label on front; minor light toning and trivial edge flaws, Fine. A very rare destination.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1466 |
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Hawaii, 1899, 2¢ rose (81), tied on cover by beautiful strike violet Kihei, Maui c.d.s., Mar 9, 1900 (M-H 255.01, rarity factor 3), Kihei Plantation corner card, reduced a bit at left, Very Fine, a very scarce postmark.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1467 |
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Hawaii, 1899, 2¢ rose (81), horizontal strip of three, tied by purple Waipahu, Oahu duplex cancels, Dec 18, 1899 (M-H 255.01, R.F. 5) on fumigated cover to Germany, Honolulu transit Dec 13, backstamped San Francisco Dec 28, New York, Jan 2, and Neinburg Jan 17, fumigation slits at upper right and lower left, Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
One of the earliest fumigated covers from Hawaii, as the bubonic plague had been detected only eight days earlier, on December 10.
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Lot 1468 |
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Hawaii, 1899, 1¢ green & imprint pair 2¢ rose (80, 81 [2]), tied by Honolulu duplexes, July 13, 1899 on Hawaiian flag patriotic cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, redirected to Aabybro [Denmark], backstamped San Francisco, July 28, and Aabybro, Aug 8, marvelous corner card, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1469 |
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Hawaii, 1899, 5¢ blue (82), tied by Honolulu duplex, Nov. 8, 1899, on Hawaiian flag patriotic cover to San Francisco, backstamped Nov. 18, opening tears at top. Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1470 |
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Hawaii, Official, 1896, 10¢ bright rose (O4), tied by neat Honolulu duplex, Aug. 3, 1898 on cover to DeSmet, So. Dak., Honolulu YMCA corner card, backstamped Tacoma Paid All, Aug. 14, and DeSmet, Aug. 18, reduced a bit at left. F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
As a courtesy, U.S. troops stopping at Hawaii during the Spanish-American war were given the Foreign Affairs stamps to use on their mail home.
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Lot 1471 |
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Hawaii, Special Delivery Envelope, 1885, 10¢ black (UE1), neat Honolulu duplex cancel, Feb 23, 1894, addressed to A.F. Cooke Esq, King Street, Honolulu, Very Fine, very scarce postally used.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1472 |
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Hawaii, Paid Reply Postal Card, 1889, 1¢+1¢ gray violet on buff (UY3), intact card sent to Germany, up-rated with a pair of 2¢ rose (43), cancelled Honolulu duplex (231.72), Apr. 23, 1893, San Francisco and N.Y. transits and Bremen receiver on reply card. Toned and partly separated but intact and rare thus.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1473 |
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Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue & 13¢ dark red on thick white paper (5, 6), uncancelled, on buff cover to West Acton, Mass., postmarked red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid" c.d.s. (M-H 242.03), Feb 8 [1862], U.S. 12¢ black (69) applied at San Francisco and tied by S.F. cogwheel and c.d.s., Feb 28; Hawaiian stamps both with four margins (13¢ almost touching at right), U.S. stamp with slightly rounded corner; a fresh, Very Fine and very rare cover.
Estimate 20,000 - 25,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Grunin, Ishikawa
From an original find in Boston in the mid-1950s.
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Lot 1474 |
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Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ vermilion & 5¢ blue (31a, 32), pen cancelled and tied by target cancels on 3¢ U.S. entire (U58) to South Glen's Falls, N.Y., postmarked "Honolulu/U.S. Postage Paid" c.d.s. (M-H 242.03), Jan 22 [1867], U.S. 2¢ black (73) applied at San Francisco, cancelled by target (another strike cancels the 2¢ indicia) and tied by Feb 18 S.F. c.d.s., minor flaws, Fine and rare.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
Carried on the brig "Hesperian", which left Honolulu on January 23 and arrived in San Francisco on Feb 15. The postmaster at San Francisco apparently added the 2¢ Black Jack to allay any doubts as to whether the full U.S. postage of 5¢ had been paid (it had - with the 2¢ Hawaii and the 3¢ stamped envelope). This is the only full cover recorded with this Black Jack usage (a cover front from the same sailing was sold in the "Hawaiian Advertiser" sale).
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Lot 1475 |
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Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue (32), cancelled neat negative "HI" on Hawaiian Steam Service cover postmarked Honolulu, Nov 10, from Stephen H. Phillips, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Salem, Mass., U.S. 10¢ green (68) cancelled segmented cork with Dec 8 San Francisco c.d.s. along side, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Weisman
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Lot 1476 |
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Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue (32), light target cancel, on Hawaii Steam Service cover to Hyannis, Mass. originating in Hilo (c.d.s. M-H 242.13, Jan 7 on reverse), Honolulu c.d.s. Jan 18, on front, U.S. 10¢ green (68) cancelled on arrival in San Francisco by segmented cork cancel (an additional strike ties the Hawaii 5¢), Feb 8 San Francisco c.d.s. alongside; both stamps with a few short perfs, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 1477 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1861, 1¢ blue (2), 3¢ rose (pair), 10¢ green (strip of 3) (63, 65, 69), on 1865 cover from Honolulu (red c.d.s., M-H 242.03, Apr 3) to Neuchatel, Switzerland via San Francisco and New York and by Prussian closed mail, forwarded to Wavre, stamps cancelled on arrival in San Francisco, Apr 21, multiple rate, transit and arrival markings (5 different Swiss backstamps); stamps have some slight flaws, a Fine and spectacular foreign usage.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Christian
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Lot 1478 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1861, 10¢ black (69), on cover to Brooklyn, N.Y. postmarked red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid" c.d.s. (M-H 242.03), July 6, stamp cancelled San Francisco cogwheel with July 30, 1863 c.d.s. alongside; tiny insignificant nick at top, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: 1986, 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1479 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1861, 5¢ brown (76), on orange cover from Honolulu (red "U.S. Postage Paid" c.d.s. M-H 242.03, Ja 10) to Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y., stamp cancelled on arrival in San Francisco by cogwheel with bold Jan 31 c.d.s., alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1480 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1894, 5¢ chocolate (255), tied by East Northfield, Mass. duplex, Aug 9, 1895, on fumigated cover addressed to B.D. Bond, M.D. at Kohala, Hawaii, backstamped New York (Aug 10), San Francisco (Aug 15), Honolulu (Aug 28) and Kohala (Sept 5), fumigating slits at upper left and lower right, Fine and rare example of inbound disinfected mail.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Honolulu Advertiser
Due to an outbreak of cholera, Honolulu was under quarantine from August 20 to October 23, 1895. Since this cover arrived during the quarantine it had to be disinfected before being sent on to Kohala.
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Lot 1481 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1898, 2¢ red, 5¢ blue (pair) (279B, 281), tied by crude "R" cancels on 2¢ entire (U362) sent registered from Honolulu to Funchal, Madeira, postmarked purple "Registered, Honolulu, Hawaii" c.d.s., Aug 3, 1901, New York Exchange Office registry label over stamps, backstamped New York, Aug 20, and Funchal, Sept 4, Very Fine. Scarce early territorial cover to a very scarce destination.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1482 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1900-03, 2¢ Shield (pair), 1¢ green (319b, 300), tied by Honolulu machine cancel, Dec 22, 1906, paying the 5¢ U.P.U. rate to Nukualofa, Tonga, Friendly Islands, backstamped Nukualofa, Jan 27 and Apia, Samoa, Jan 30 (!?), slight opening tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, a rare destination.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1483 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. 1903, 2¢ carmine, type I (319), tied by Midway Island, H. Isls., Oahu duplex, Sept 23, 1905, on illustrated Commercial Pacific Cable Company advertising cover to Berkeley, Calif; stamp damaged by opening tear at top (now sealed), otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1484 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. Postal Card, 1902, 1¢ black on buff (UX18), up-rated with 2¢ carmine (332) cancelled Midway Island, H. Isls., Oahu duplex, Sept 24, 1909, to Rastenburg, Germany; minor corner creases, Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1485 |
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[Hawaii] U.S. Postal Card, 1902, 1¢ black on buff, used to Germany (UX18), up-rated with a 1¢ green (300), uncancelled perfectly struck Honokaa, H. Isls./Hawaii duplex, Mar. 10, 1905, Honolulu transit c.d.s., Mar. 11, and Cothen, Germany receiver Apr. 8. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1486 |
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[Hawaii] Canada 1888, 3¢ bright vermilion (41), tied by Ontario squared circle on 1896 cover to Steilaco, Wash., forwarded to Lihue, Kauai with U.S. 1¢ 2¢ & 4¢ (264, 267, 269) tied by targets, Steilaco c.d.s., July 9, handstamped purple "Collect 16 Cents" ("16" in red crayon), backstamped Tacoma, Honolulu and Lihue; reduced a bit at left with light all-over toning, Fine, a wonderful mixed franking.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The postmaster at Honolulu apparently treated this as a short-paid triple weight letter, while the Washington postmaster handled it as printed matter.
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