Sale 284

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Gordon Bleuler Collection - Hawaii Town Cancels
 
 
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Lot 1951

Hawaii Hanalei, P.O., Kauai. (255.12), superb purple c.d.s., June 24, 1892, on 1¢ postal card (UX4) to Lihue, light Kapaa, Kauai double-lined double circle transit c.d.s. (282.013), Jan 25, at left, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1952

Hawaii Hanalei, Kauai (282.013), purple c.d.s., Mar 26, 1886, on 2¢ entire (U2b) to Honolulu, Honolulu receiver, Mar 28, alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1953

Hawaii Post Office, Hilo, H.I. (238.02), mostly clear c.d.s., Sept 7, 1882, alongside two 2¢ brown (35) tied by square grids on cover to Honolulu with printed address of the Saturday Press, Honolulu receiver, Sept 10, at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1954

Hawaii Hilo. P.O., Hawaiian-Islands (242.13), clear c.d.s. Dec 15 (1875) alongside 2¢ brown (35) tied by square grid on cover to Lahainaluna, docketed at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1955

Hawaii Post Office, Honolulu, H.I. (223.029), clear rimless c.d.s., July 6 (1879), on orange locally addressed cover, 2¢ brown (35) tied by three-ring patent cancel, docketed at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1956

Hawaii Late Letter Mail, Honolulu, Very Fine strike June 1, 1886 double circle datestamp on 5¢ entire (U4) with 5¢ ultramarine, three-ring target cancels, from Honolulu to Visalia, Calif., Honolulu c.d.s. and backstamped red San Francisco, June 9, with purple J.M. Oat Jr & Co. sender's datestamp; reduced slightly at right with small repair at lower right, Fine-Very Fine. A rare Late Letter marking, the equivalent of U.S. Supplementary mail, which required double postage.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1957

Hawaii Kahlui, Maui (282.013), clear black double-lined double circle, Oct 26 (year not struck up) alongside 2¢ brown (35) tied by segmented target on cover to Honolulu with blue handstamped address, Honolulu receiver, Oct 27, at upper left, Very Fine. A rare marking (only about 20-30 recorded).
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1958

Hawaii Kailua, Kealakekua & Kawaihae, Hawaii, purple double-lined double circles, Apr 2, 3, and 11 (respectively), 1890 on 1¢ postal card (UX4) to Hamakua, Very Fine. Card is a printed solicitation for donations to place a stained glass window in Christ Church, South Kona in memoriam to Capt. Cooke, who supposedly died within three miles of the site of the church.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1959

Hawaii Envelope, 1884, 5¢ blue, manuscript origination on 5¢ blue (U4) entire addressed to Philadelphia, Pa., postmarked with blue "Lahaina, Maui Jul 30, 1887" double-circle c.d.s. and matching Lahaina three-part segmented grid with small hollow cancellation, Honolulu and magenta San Francisco (back) transits, Fine usage, rare cancellation and origin.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1960

Hawaii Lahaina, P.O., Hawaiian Islands, clear strike black c.d.s., Dec 21, on yellow cover to Honolulu with 2¢ rose vermilion (31) cancelled black grid and tied by three-ring target, docketed 1866 at left, Very Fine. Predates by more than a year the previous earliest recorded usage of this marking. Meyer-Harris 242.13.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1961

Hawaii Lihue Kauai, choice strike purple duplex, Feb 1, 1898, alongside 2¢ brown (75) tied by matching four-ring target only on cover to Waimea, backstamped Waimea, Feb 2, Very Fine. Meyer-Harris 253.9a1.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1962

Hawaii Mahakona, Hawaii, mostly clear purple double-lined c.d.s., Apr 1 1899 on 1¢ postal card (UX8) to Honolulu with Honolulu duplex receiver, Apr 2, at lower left, Very Fine, pre-dates previous earliest recorded usage by 7½ months. Meyer-Harris 255.01.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1963

Hawaii Makawao, Post Office, bold c.d.s., Dec 21 (1878), on cover to keen, N.H., franked with 2¢ brown (35) pair and single, cancelled patent target, red Honolulu Paid All rimless c.d.s. (221.02), Dec 23, magenta San Francisco Paid All c.d.s., Jan 3, at lower left; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and very rare combination of markings. Meyer-Harris 243.22.
Estimate 500 - 750

Only about 15 of the Makawao c.d.s. are recorded and only about 50 of the Honolulu Paid All.

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Lot 1964

Hawaii Makaweli, Kauai, c.d.s. in purple and in red on two 2¢ postal cards (UX9), red (date not struck up) to Honolulu, Jan 1, 1897 receiver; purple, Feb 20, 1897, to Austria with Honolulu and Vancouver transits and Austria receiver (24 Mar), all on front, Very Fine, a pretty pair. Meyer-Harris 282.013.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1965

Hawaii Nahiku, Maui, purple double-lined c.d.s., Dec 22, 1899 ties 5¢ blue (82) on cover to Brockport, N.Y., stamp also tied by Honolulu duplex, Dec 26, backstamped purple Hana c.d.s. (255.01), Dec 24, and Brockport, handstamped corner card on the Union Agency, "Books, Papers, etc.", Nahiku across flap; brown mounting stains on reverse, two corners slightly clipped, Fine-Very Fine. Meyer-Harris 253.01.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1966

Hawaii Post Office, Wailuku, H.I., clear strike c.d.s. (?) 29, 1882, on locally used 1¢ postal card (UX1) cancelled large four-ring target, reverse is an illustrated ad from J.W. Girvin featuring silverware and serving pieces with extensive text in Hawaiian, Very Fine. Meyer-Harris 238.02.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1967

Hawaii Waipio/P.O., neat manuscript cancel on 2¢ vermilion (31) on orange cover to Honolulu, clear strike black Kawaihae P.O. (244.012) c.d.s. without island name (Hawaii), Jan 17, stamp tied by quartered cork cancel, probably on arrival in Honolulu; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and exceedingly rare combination of markings. Meyer-Harris 802.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1968
 
Hawaii Hilo postmarks, selection of eight covers or cards, comprising Hilo 238.02, 253.03 in black, 271.035 in dark purple and black, 281.01 in purple, black, and black with date at 90 degrees, and 282.011 in purple, many Very Fine strikes.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1969
 
Hawaii Hawaii postmarks, selection of 13 covers and one front, comprising Honokaa (281.013) in purple, Honokaa (286.016) in purple, Kailua (282.011) in black, Kailua (282.016) in purple, Kealakekua (281.02) in purple, Kohala (254.018) duplex in purple, Kohala (282.013) in purple, Kukuihaele (282.01) in blue, Laupahoehoe (282.011) in blue, Mahukona (281.01) in red, Mahukona (282.016) in purple, Pahala (235.01) in purple, Pahala (281.01) in purple, and a front with Keauhou, Kealakekua, and Paauilo strikes, many Very Fine strikes.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1970
 
Hawaii Kauai postmarks, selection of 18 covers or cards, comprising Eleele (253.01) in purple, Hanapepe (281.013) in violet, Kekaha (253.04) in purple and black, Kekaha (282.011) in purple and black, Kilauea (282.011) in black, Koloa (251.02) in blue black, Koloa (282.012) in blue black and black, Lihue (272.614) in purple and blue, Lihue (253.01) in black, Lihue (282.011) in blue and purple, Lihue (253.41) in blue, Waimea (238.02), and Waimea (282.011) in purple; some small faults, generally Very Fine strikes.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1971
 
Hawaii Maui postmarks, selection of 26 covers or cards, comprising Hamakuapoko 281.01 in blue and purple, 281.011 in black, Hana 281.11 in purple, Kahului 272.642 in black and blue, 281.01 in purple and black, 282.01 in purple, Lahaina 253.9a1 and 255.9a1 in purple, 281.011in purple and black, 281.013 in bluish, Makawao 282.012 in blue and purple, Paia 281.011 in purple, 282.013 in blue and purple, Spreckelsville 259.04 in violet and 282.011 in purple, Wailuku 253.01 in purple, 281.011 in purple and black, 282.01 in purple, and Sheriff's Office double oval favor, few small faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1972
 
Hawaii Oahu postmarks, selection of six covers comprising Honouliuli (281.02) in purple, blue, blue with date and year inverted, Waialua (282.013) in purple, Waianae (282.016) in purple, and Waipahu (255.9a1) in purple. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1973
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Hawaii Town postmarks and cancellations collection, approximately 160 stamps in singles and pairs, strikes are of different design or on a different stamp; includes Hawaii towns of Hilo, Hookena, Kailua, Keahou, Kohala, Laupahoehoe, Mahukona, Pauilo; Kauai towns of Hanalei, Kealia, Kekaha, Koloa, Kuilauea, Lihue, Waimea; and Maui towns of Hamakuapoko, Hamoa, Kahului, Lahaina, Paia, Wailuku; cancels include various targets including target of 3 circles with the center one solid, Honolulu standardized duplex with 1 and 2, four rings, various grids, segmented three ring target, three-circles and three-hollow center pins, three-circles and one center pins;.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1974
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Hawaii Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. datestamps, four off-cover stamps cancelled by steamer datestamps, #38 and #42 with Stmr. C. R. Bishop dated 1884 and 1885, #38 with Stmr. Iwalani dated 1884, and #38 with Stmr. W. G. Hall dated 1885, Fine-Very Fine, a very difficult group to assemble.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1975

Hawaii Volcano picture post cards, group of 20 with various scenes depicting volcanic action and three of the Volcano House, five used and fifteen unused, one card was posted with "Volcano House H. Isls / Jun 30, 1905" c.d.s., most are multicolored with several handpainted, a few real photos, also includes an unused Hawaiian flag patriotic envelope and a picture post card of Kamehameha Statue, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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