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Lot 2797 |
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1913, 50¢ yellow orange, ABNC ble "Specimen" overprint (R13S), top row plate number and imprint block of 20 (right hand block of four separated and lower left horizontal pair is mostly detached), each with diagonal strike of blue "Specimen" handstamp applied by the American Banknote Co., bright color on fresh paper, o.g., NH, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: AB.N.C. Archive
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Lot 2798 |
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Kahului Railroad Co., 6¢ red and 18¢ black (Meyer-Harris 152, 154), three 6¢ blocks of 12 and two 18¢ blocks of 36, unused, some faults, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2799 |
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1839 (Oct. 23) Missionary Letter to Kanai, Sandwich Islands, long letter addressed to Charles Burnahm in care of the Missionary Rooms in Boston Mass. and at the Islands in care of Mess. Brinsmade Ladd & Hooper, blue manuscript "Tolland Ct., October 23" postmark with "Paid 10" rating for postage to Boston, file fold, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2800 |
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"Honolulu * Hawaiian Islands, Oct 28" (Meyer-Harris 236.11), red c.d.s. on buff cover to East Freetown, Mass., red crayon "5", black "San Francisco Cal. 16 Nov" c.d.s. with "Ship" and "12" rating handstamps, original letter headed "Off Cape Thadeus…Bhering Sea, June 10th 1854"; envelope tears on reverse, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2801 |
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"Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Oct 26" (Meyer-Harris 243.03), red c.d.s. on 1859 cover to San Francisco, Cal., black "San Francisco Cal Nov 1859" arrival c.d.s. with clamshell "Ship 6" handstamp due rate for the unpaid ship letter rate, soiling and small edge flaws, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2802 |
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Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands, May 32 (Meyer-Harris 243.03), clear strike red c.d.s. with incorrect date on small 1860 cover to Jamaica Plains, Mass., black "San Francisco Cal/12, Jun 11 1860" integral due rating c.d.s., Sep. 19, 1860 docketing; small repair at upper right corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
Provenance: Wheeler
This cover was actually posted on May 23 and carried on the American bark "Yankee" to San Francisco leaving on May 24 and arriving on June 9.
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Lot 2803 |
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Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Feb 17, bold red c.d.s. (M-H 243.03) on cnary cover to Great Barrington, Mass., clear San Francisco c.d.s., Mar 6, 1862, and "Ship.12" straightline, F-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 2804 |
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"Lahaina, Hawaiian Islands, Dec 20" (Meyer-Harris 243.02), c.d.s. in green on legal size envelope bearing "Free P.H.T." endorsement to W. Goodall as Collector General of Customs at Honolulu; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2805 |
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1866, 5¢ blue (32), tied large circular grid cancellation on cover to Reading, Mich., red "Honolulu U.S. postage Paid Oct 5" foreign mail c.d.s., red "Hawaiian Steam Service" oval handstamp, "San Francisco Cal. Oct 19" arrival c.d.s.; reduced on three sides, faults, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2806 |
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1871, 6¢ yellow green (33), tied by segmented three-rings cancellation on cover to Gold Hill, Nev., red "Honolulu, H.I. Paid All Jun 29 1877" rimless datestamp, magenta San Francisco (7.21) transit, original 1877 enclosure; pencil docketing, stamp faulty, a Very Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2807 |
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1882, 5¢ ultramarine (39), horizontal strip of three, used with 1886 2¢ rose (43) pair, all tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Nov 28 1889" duplex on cover to a Lt. Clark on board the U.S. Ship "Iroquois" in Apia, Samoa, purple "Paid All" oval handstamp; missing 5¢ stamp at right to make up the 24¢ rate, otherwise a Fine and rare usage to Samoa.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Honolulu Advertiser
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Lot 2808 |
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1893 registered wrapper to Rotterdam, Netherlands, parcel front bearing 5¢ blue, red overprint (58) strip of three, 10¢ black, red overprint (61) single, 10¢ red brown, black overprint (68) two singles, and 15¢ red brown, black overprint (70) single, all tied by strikes of four-rings cancellations, magenta "Honolulu Hawaii Aug 23, 1893" c.d.s., matching registered "R" handstamp, some stamp flaws, a Fine and rare registered wrapper use to the Netherlands.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2809 |
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1894, 1¢-10¢ (74-77), 2¢ and 5¢ two singles each, all tied by magenta "Honolulu Hawaii Mar 19 1897" double-circle datestamp on cover registered cover to Marseilles, France, matching registered "R" handstamp, New York registry label affixed, French Consulate corner card and backstamp, San Francisco (3.31), New York (4.6) and Marseilles (4.16) backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2810 |
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1894, 5¢ rose lake (76), horizontal pair, tied by "Honolulu Oct 28 1896" duplexes on legal size cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, endorsed "Via New York", San Francisco (11.5), New York (11.10), and Buenos Aires (12.18) backstamps, reduced slightly at right, a Very Fine usage to a rare destination.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2811 |
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"Dead Letter Office, Honolulu H.I., Jul 1 1889" (Meyer-Harris unlisted), lined 33mm c.d.s. in purple on "Hawaiian Postal Service, Dead Letter Office" envelope to Kealia, Kanai, additional "Bureau of General Post Office" handstamp, reduced at right just affecting marking, Fine and possibly unique.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
According to Post Office in Paradise, this marking is only recorded used on July 1, 1889 with a rarity rating of 1RRRR. It is possible that this is the only recorded example.
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Lot 2812 |
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"Dead Letter Office, Honolulu, H.I., Nov 2 1897" (Meyer-Harris 756), rimless box c.d.s. on 1¢ overprinted (UX5) postal card addressed locally, additional "Honolulu Advertised", "Unclaimed" and "Return to Writer" handstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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