Sale 65: The Gary Peters Collection of Hawaii

Lot 619    

1893, 2¢ Rose Vermilion, Black Overprint, corner margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, rich bright color, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    $800 for n.h. singles.

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Lot 620    

1893, 2¢ Rose, Double Black Overprint, one overprint heavy, second moderate, horizontal pair, natural s.e. at right, full o.g., strong bright color, fresh and Fine, a very scarce multiple; with 2003 H.P.S. and 2015 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 66e    $5,500.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 621    

1893, 6¢ Green, Black Overprint, o.g., rich deep color, bright and fresh, faint vertical crease, Fine appearance; with 1957 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 66C    $17,500.

AN ATTRACTIVE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 6¢ KAMEHAMEHA BLACK OVERPRINT ERROR.

Only one sheet of fifty of these stamps were ever produced. The sheet was purchased by Honolulu Postmaster General Jos. M. Oat. Six of the known examples are used and a number of mint examples were destroyed from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Realized: $7,000

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Lot 622    

1893, 12¢ Red Lilac, Black Overprint, Horizontal Strip of Three, well centered amid wide margins, tied by "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun 28, 1893" cds's (281.01) on cover to Honolulu, red receiving postmark alongside; cover reduced at left, Very Fine, an extremely rare and possibly unique multiple usage on cover.
Scott No. 69; $1,500 off cover singles    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $575

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Lot 623    

1893, 12¢ Red Lilac, Black Overprint, in combination with 1864, 2¢ rose vermilion + 1886, 2¢ vermilion on registered cover to Ipswich, England, all tied by target handstamps, red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug 30, 1893" cds (273.01) with matching "R" registry and return receipt handstamps, red London entry additionally tying 2¢, Extremely Fine, an unusual combination franking; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 69+31+31a    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 624    

1893, 18¢ Dull Rose, Black Overprint, used with 2¢ dull violet, red ovpt. (57), 12¢ black, red ovpt. (62) and 10¢ red brown, black ovpt (68), all tied by matching red three-ring cancels on green cover with preprinted address to stamp dealer A. Forbin, Paris, France, red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Apr 9, 1895" cds, reverse with purple San Francisco (4.20) and New York (4.25) transit with New York exchange label affixed, Paris (5.6) arrival cds, edge nick and part of flap missing, otherwise Very Fine; with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 71    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 625    

1893, 18¢ Dull Rose, Black Overprint, in combination with 1893, 10¢ red brown, black overprint + 5¢ ultramarine, red overprint + 12¢ black, red overprint, all tied by red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov 30, 1895" cds's on registered cover to Ulm, Germany, matching "R" registry handstamp and return receipt handstamps, reverse with "Victoria B.C., Canada" transit and receiving cds's; 5¢ stamp with small margin tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 71+68+59+62    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 626    

1893, 18¢ Dull Rose, Double Black Overprint, Period After "Govt", one overprint heavy, second moderate, tied by target cancels on locally addressed cover, matching "Honolulu, H.I., Jun 5, 1895" duplex postmark; vertical cover folds and missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and possibly unique usage of this double overprint error on cover, Scott catalog doe not list the type II double overprint without the no period variety.
Scott No. 71h var.    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 627    

1893, 50¢ Red, Black Overprint, single usages on two matching covers to San Francisco, Cal., one with No Period After "GOVT"; each tied by "Honolulu, H.I., May 23, 1893" duplex postmark; one with cover tears at left and other (variety) reduced at left a bit into address, otherwise Very Fine, the Earliest Known Usages of the 1893 50¢ Provisional Overprint Issue on Cover.
Scott No. 72, 72a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $650

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Lot 628    

1893, 50¢ Red, Black Overprint, in combination with 1893, 10¢ red brown + 18¢ dull rose, black overprints + 5¢ ultramarine + 12¢ black, red overprints on registered cover to Ulm, Germany, all tied by red target handstamps, matching "Honolulu, Hawaii, Sep 18, 1895" cds, "R" registry and return receipt handstamps, N.Y. exchange etiquette and appropriate transit backstamps; cover fold not affecting stamps, Very Fine, a scarce high franking usage.
Scott No. 72+68+71+59+62    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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