Sale 317

U.S. Stamps & Postal History and Important Historical Documents


Hawaii
 
 
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Lot 1596

"Oahu, Sandwich Islands, Aug. 9, 1822.", dateline on four-page folded letter from Lucy Thurston to Abner Foodale in Marlborough Mass., red "New-York Feb 17" c.d.s. and matching "ship" handstamp with manuscript "20½" rating for 150-400 miles plus 2¢ ship fee, Fine and rare early Hawaiian letter.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Honolulu Advertiser

Letter begins with "Captain Decovin, ship America, bound to New York by way of Canton, sails from this port tomorrow morning." Contents refer to a visit by a member of the London Missionary Society "with nine Tahaitans" dicussing teaching "The principal characters of the nation almost without exception, together with many of their people are now acquiring the first rudiments of their own language. It is now no time for inactivity. Every man, woman & child pertaining to this establishment has more or less to do with the business of instruction. Even our little boy, George, seven years of age, has his little school consisting of three great men, chiefs of an inferior order, to which he manfully & with much pleasure repairs twice a day…".

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Lot 1597

1863 (Feb. 17) Honolulu, Hawaii to Great Barrington Mass., clear strike of red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Feb 17" (M-H 243.03) circular datestamp on yellow cover, well struck "San Francisco Cal Mar 6 1863" c.d.s. with matching "Ship.12" straightline; reduced slightly at right, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1598

Incoming cover from the United States, bearing "Forwarded by G.B. Post, San Francisco" framed handstamp and "Schooner 'Vaquero.'" straightline handstamp, also endorsed "pr Vaquero", address to Joseph Gardesky of Hudson's Bay Company at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, reverse with "Recd 31 Jany" receipt docketing; minor edge faults, Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000

Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1599
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1863, 2¢ black on grayish (16), plate 3-E, type V, position 5, four huge and beautifully balanced margins, light red "Postage Paid" in oval cancel, fresh and choice, Extremely Fine, a gem used example.
Scott $700

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate graded XF-Superb 95.
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Lot 1600
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1865, 2¢ dark blue (26), plate 10-A, type V, position 5, full margins to just touching frameline at top left, cancelled by a negative "HI" in solid circle from 1872, Meyer-Harris #152. Fresh and Fine, a rare usage from 1872.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.

This is the only known usage on a Numeral of the negative Hawaii cancellation, which must have passed through the mails as a (7 years) late usage of this Numeral.

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Lot 1601

1861, 2¢ pale rose, horizontally laid paper (27), four margins, cancelled by manuscript and tied by ms. "Nov 19, 1861" postmark on all-over "Foreign Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions" illustrated envelope to Rev. S.E. Bishop at Lahaina, Maui, red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands" c.d.s., purple Gilbert & Koehler guarantee handstamp; small cover faults, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1602

Wells Fargo & Co's. Express, printed paid frank (M-H 342) in brown on U.S. 5¢ Garfield envelope on white, size 5, used as paste-up, bold purple "Well's Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Nov 18 1887" oval datestamp, some adherance on reverse proving paste-up usage, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1603
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1894, 25¢ violet brown, imperforate (R10a), large margins to just touching at top, blue "Paid 189_" handstamp cancel, minor small faults. Fine appearance (unpriced in Scott).
Estimate 750 - 1,000

RARE IN USED CONDITION, BEING ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN.

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.

Besides the above example there are two other used known: One is from the Honolulu Advertiser auction and the other is from the Charles Pietsch auction. All of the three used examples have small faults
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