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Lot 1226 |
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1861, 10¢ dark blue (2b), large margins all around, strong color and impression. Full, never hinged original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $550 for hinged
A SUPERLATIVE STAMP RARELY SEEN IN THIS ORIGINAL MINT STATE.
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1227 |
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1861, 10¢ dark blue (2b), block of four. Positions 32-33/42-43, large margins. Original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,200 as singles
Provenance: Murphy
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Lot 1228 |
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1862, 2¢ green (3), large to huge margins, deep color on fresh paper. Original gum, hinged very lightly, if at all. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $750
MINT EXAMPLES OF THE TWO-CENT JACKSON ARE RARELY SEEN WITH THIS COMBINATION OF EXCEPTIONAL MARGINS AND EXTRAORDINARY FRESHNESS.
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1229 |
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1862, 5¢ dark blue (4a), top margin block of 9. Position 8-10, 18-20, 28-30, full to large margins, bright rich color and superb impression. Original gum. Few trivial toned spots on gum side only. Still Extremely Fine. A showpiece.
Scott $2,160 as two blocks and single
Provenance: Caspary, Carroll
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Lot 1230 |
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1862, 10¢ rose (5), huge margins all around with a well struck Richmond c.d.s. dated Jan 10, 1863. Extremely Fine.
Scott $500
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1231 |
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1863, 20¢ green, diagonal bisect (13c), upper right half, ample margins, tied by light strike of Liberty Texas c.d.s. on cover to a Capt. Duncan of Speight's Reg., Galveston (corrected from Houston by the sender), includes 1965 Gordon Bleuler letter discussing this cover, Very Fine, rare from this town.
Scott $2,100
Provenance: Solomon
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Lot 1232 |
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1861 (Jun. 1) Bremen Germany to Honolulu, Hawaii via San Francisco, datelined folded letter bearing boxed Bremen June 1 postmark, London Paid June 3 transit, red "San Francisco Cal Paid Jul 14 1861" transit, manuscript rates and instruction "per West india steamer via Southampton", Fine to Very Fine and most attractive.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1233 |
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1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper (6), huge to large margins, just touching at bottom right, neatly tied by red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Dec 28" c.d.s. (M-H 236.05) on 1855 folded letter datelined "Hilo, December 7 1855" from B. Pittman, the Hilo Postmaster to Sag Harbor, Long Island N.Y., U.S. postage prepaid at Honolulu with U.S. 1851 12¢ black (17) full margins to just touching, tied upon arrival at San Francisco with Jan. 21 c.d.s., forwarded with neatly struck "Sag Harbor N.Y. Feb 18" c.d.s. and manuscript "Forward 3" due rating; some trivial soiling, file fold at center, Very Fine.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
A RARE AND STRIKING MIXED COUNTRY FRANKING.
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Seybold, Tows, Rust, Pietsch
This is the earliest of three letters mailed from the Hilo postmaster, B. Pitman to W.R. Post at Sag Harbor, each containing a draft of proceeds received from Captain Leak of Ship Ontario. The three letters are dated Dec. 7, Dec. 13, and Dec. 23. All three were forwarded from Hilo to Honolulu and held for the Yankee that departed on January 3, 1856 and arrived at San Francisco on January 17. It is certain that the 12¢ stamps were affixed at Honolulu because the Dec. 23 letter had the 12¢ pasted over the Hawaiian postage and lightly tied by the Honolulu c.d.s.
The correspondence was originally purchased intact by John F. Seybold. At the dispersal of his collection, each of the three covers went separate ways into the collections of Tows (Dec. 7), Knapp (Dec. 13), and West (Dec. 23).
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Lot 1234 |
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"Midway / 6.9.03", Sep. 6 manuscript postmark tying U.S. 1¢ green (279) and two 2¢ carmine (279B) singles on cover addressed to the Commerical Cable Co. at Fayal, Azores, stamps tied by additional blue quartered cancellations, reverse with San Francisco Sep. 21 machine transit and partial Portugese datestamp; small stamp and cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER FROM THE MIDWAY POST OFFICE AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE PROVISIONAL MANUSCRIPT POSTMARK.
The Midway Islands were discovered by Americans in 1859 and formally annexed on August 28, 1867. A U.S. post office was not established there until June 13, 1903 with Benjamin W. Coley, company agent, appointed as postmaster. The only installation on the Island during this period was the Commercial Pacific Cable Company and later the U.S. Navy from 1904 to 1908. The Post Office was closed on June 30, 1918.
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Lot 1235 |
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"Midway Island H Isls. 21 Apr 1916", postmark duplexed with "Oahu" barred cancellation (Murphy 1.1) tying 2¢ Franklin (425) on cover to Titusville, Pa.; slight overall toning, Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE MIDWAY ISLAND POSTMARK USED ON A STAMPED COVER.
Although Murphy only records the Midway Island, H.Isls. postmark known from October 24, 1904 to March 31, 1913, this cover was apparently not in his records. It pushes the known period of use back three years to April 21, 1916. This is logical as the post office did not close until June 30, 1918. Murphy recorded 11 covers with this postmark with three residing in the Hawaiian State Archives making a new total of 9 available to collectors.
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Lot 1236 |
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1941, 1949 Midway Island, two covers from Midway comprising 1941 (Aug. 1) envelope bearing U.S. 10¢ airmail (C7) tied by "Midway Det. 3rd Def. Bat. Fleet Mar. Force" duplex (Murphy 3.3.6) to Honolulu, reduced at left; 1949 (Jul. 18) envelope bearing U.S. 6¢ airmail (C39) tied by "U.S. Navy 1504 Br." duplex (Murphy 3.2.14) to Merced, Cal.; Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Pan Am Airways set up a base on the island in 1935 that was taken over by the military on November 1, 1940, when the 3rd Marine Defense Battalion established its post office branch. The first cover was posted on November 1, 1941, the day on which the Naval Air Station was commissioned.
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