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Sale 80: The Bradley Horton Collection of United States Postal Cards

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Postal Cards - Hawaii including Postal Stationery

Lots 4384-4393 Lots 4394-4398

Lot 4384 P   

Hawaii, 1884, 1¢ Light Brown on Bond, Trial Color Proof, typograph proof on 63 x 42mm bond paper with gray on reverse, hinge thin, otherwise Very Fine and choice example. Meyer-Harris No. 201.9003.
Scott No. U1P    Estimate $500 - 750.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS 1¢ 1884 LIGHT BROWN TRIAL COLOR PROOF.

We offered the other recorded example in the Gary Peters auction (sale 65, lot 662), which realized $977.50 in inferior condition.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 4385    

Hawaii, 1884, 2¢-10¢, Blue Inside, complete set of 4 mint entires, rich colors, fresh and Very Fine set.
Scott No. U6-U9    $2,200.

Realized: $950

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Lot 4386    

Hawaii, 1893, 10¢ Black, Blue Inside, Mint entire, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. U14    $1,100.

Realized: $500

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Lot 4387 /o   

Hawaii, Postal Stationery Collection, 1884-1893, mint and used two-volume collection mounted on quadrille pages in Elbe album, includes many better items including U2c mint, U3 used with #52 to US, U4 mint with full offset inside, U4 used to US with purple "T/25 Centimes" handstamp and U.S. 10¢ postage due tied, U11a mint, UE1 mint and used and includes mint U4 and U5 legal-size with Wells Fargo imprints, blue on inside Wells Fargo mint entire, and four Hawaii Wells Fargo franked U.S. entires of two different 5¢ and two different 10¢; some faults, F.-V.F. and neat old-time collection.
Scott No. U1-U14, UE1    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $5,750

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Lot 4388    

Hawaii, 1882-1897, Postal and Reply Cards, mint group of 16 cards comprising UX1-UX9, UX2a, UX8a-UX9a, and UY1 and UY2 unfolded, UY3 folded but reinforced, UY4 separated and hinged together (cat as separated); some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. UX1-UX9, UX2a, UY1-UY4    $1,925.

Realized: $525

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Lot 4389    

Hawaii, 1882, 2¢ Black, cancelled by red "Honolulu, Hawaii, May 18" cds to Springfield Mass., purple "Late Letter Mail" double-circle handstamp (759, 1RRR); message side removed, slightly toning, Fine and rare postal card Late Letter mail use.
Scott No. UX2    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $650

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Lot 4390    

Hawaii, Postal Card, 1882, 2¢ black, cancelled by "Honolulu H.I., May 29, 1896" duplex to Germany, datelined "Papa, South Kona, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands d. 27. 5. 96.", forwarded numerous times with various transit cds and readdressing, green German "Unbefannt. / inconnu." green framed label; some faults, Fine and unusual forwarded use.
Scott No. UX2    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 4391    

Hawaii, 1892, 2¢ Black, Lithographed, cancelled by "Honolulu. H.I., Jan 18, 1893" duplex to New York N.Y., purple "H.Hackfeld & Co., Honolulu" handstamp and endorsed "pr Clandine" at top left, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. UX2a    $250.

Realized: $90

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Lot 4392    

Hawaii, 1893, 1¢ Red on Buff, two cards, first cancelled by "Honolulu. H.I., Dec 16, 1895" duplex to local address, purple "Honolulu * Advertised * Jan 31, 1896" cds (MH 751), black "Dead Letter Office, Honolulu, H.I., Apr 6, 1896" cds (MH 754) with matching "Pas Reclamé / Unclaimed" two-line (MH 767) and "Returned to Writer" pointing hand (MH 755) handstamps, reverse with printed Honolulu Water Works form message in Japanese, second with "Dead Letter Office, Honolulu H.I., Apr 15 1896" box datestamp (MH 756) and printed Honolulu Water Works form message in Portuguese, a Very Fine pair of DLO usages.
Scott No. UX5    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 4393    

Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ red on buff, cancelled by bold "Honolulu. H.I. Feb 1, 1899" duplex to local address, part-printed Hawaiian message signed W.R. Castle per C.A., bold strike of purple "Dead Letter Office, Honolulu, H.I., May 18, 1899" oval datestamp (MH unlisted, 1RR) with matching "Unclaimed / Non reclamé" two-line (MH #766) and "Return to Writer" hand (MH #755) handstamps, magenta "Honolulu, Advertised, Feb 28, 1899", Very Fine and choice with the scarce DLO oval.
Scott No. UX8    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Realized: $900

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