| Gordon Bleuler Collection - Hawaii Officials on Cover |
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Lot 1976 |
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Hawaii Officials, 1896, 2¢-25¢ complete (O1-O6), tied on cover by three strikes of purple "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." double circle without date on cover addressed to New York City, rare philatelic cover with the complete set; few toned perf tips, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
The foreign office double circle postmark in purple was a cancel-to-order marking used on official stamps. It is also found as a postmark, with and without date, on a few non-philatelic official usages.
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Lot 1977 |
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Hawaii Official, 1896, 2¢ green (O1), pair tied by Honolulu squared grid on newspaper wrapper to Capt. H.E.W. Clark in Mass., U.S.A., Young Mens Christian Association, Honolulu, H.I. corner card on reverse, Very Fine, choice second class usage, four times the 1¢ per two ounce rate to the United States.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1978 |
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Hawaii Official, 1896, 5¢ black brown (O2), tied by "Honolulu H.I. Aug 10, 1898" duplex on an illustrated "Remember the Maine" Spanish-American War patriotic envelope to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., matching enclosure with printed "Co. K, 1st South Dakota Inft., U. S. V." and headed "Steamer St. Paul / Pacific Ocean", letter ends with "(soon to be at) Manila, Philippine Islands", San Francisco and Poughkeepsie backstamps; small repair to design and lower edge, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1979 |
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Hawaii Official, 1896, 5¢ black brown (O2), tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jul 8, 1898" duplex on soldier's letter to Casselton, N.D., U.S.A., manuscript return address "Co. L, Minn. Volunteers, 13th Reg.", San Franciso and Casselton backstamps; reduced at left with small opening repair, couple staple holes, Fine appearance.
Scott $450
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Lot 1980 |
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Hawaii Official, 1896, 10¢ bright rose (O4), pair tied by two strikes of "Honolulu Jun 30, 1897" duplex on large blue linen envelope addressed to Francis M. Hatch, Hawaiian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Washington, D.C., printed On Government Service / Department of Foreign Affairs corner card, manuscript "personal" at left, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. backstamps; cover slightly reduced at left, foxing, and worm holes, Fine, quadruple the 5¢ per ½ ounce U.P.U. rate to the United States.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Francis March Hatch was the Republic of Hawaii's Minister of Foreign Affairs from Jul 4, 1894 to Nov 6, 1895 and the interim Attorney General from Oct 25, 1895 to Nov 6, 1895. He was Hawaii's U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Washington, D.C. during the negotiations with U.S. for annexation.
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Lot 1981 |
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Hawaii Official, 1896, 10¢ and 25¢ Officials (O4, O6), horizontal pair of each, tied by two strikes of magenta "Honolulu Hawaii Oct 20, 1897" double circle postmark on registered large size blue linen envelope addressed to Francis M. Hatch, Hawaiian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Washington, D.C., magenta "R / 8499" and "A.R." handstamps, purple "Second Notice" straightline handstamp with additional manuscript "3rd Notice", printed On Government Service / Department of Foreign Affairs corner card, San Francisco registry and Washington backstamps; couple small stamp faults, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED NON-PHILATELIC 25¢ OFFICIAL USAGES.
The 70¢ in postage paid eleven-times the U.P.U. rate to the United States for a letter weighing between 5 and 5½ ounces, plus the 10¢ registry and 5¢ return receipt fees.
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Lot 1982 |
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Hawaii Bureau of Police / Sheriff's Office / Lihue, Kauai, three-line printed corner card to Hobron Drug Co. in Honolulu, Oahu, franked with 2¢ dull violet, red overprint (57) tied by purple three-ring cancel, Honolulu receiver backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1983 |
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Hawaii Bureau of Police / Sheriff's Office / Wailuku, Maui, three-line printed corner card to Hobron Drug Co. in Honolulu, Oahu, franked with 2¢ dull violet, red overprint (57) tied by purple "Wailuku, Maui Dec 26, 1896" double-circle datestamp (M-H 281.011), Honolulu receiver backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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