Sale 102: The Gary Munson Collection

Lot 3068 ()   

Hawaii, 1859, 1¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 2-A, type III, position 1, no gum, full margins, strong bright color on fresh paper, small thin spot at top, Very Fine appearance, ex-Caspary & Golden; with 1960 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 12    $15,000.

A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 1¢ BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 3069 ()   

Hawaii, 1859, 1¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 2-A, type IX, position 9, no gum, ample margins to in at lower right, tiny thin spot, otherwise Fine, still an attractive example of this very rare mint stamp; with 1997 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott Nos. 12    $15,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 3070 ()   

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 1-A, type III, position 1, no gum, clear to large margins, bright vibrant color, tiny tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Pietsch & Steiner; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13    $6,250.

A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2¢ LIGHT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 3071 o   

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 3-A, type 6, position 6, large even margins all around, neat strike of brownish-black "Collectors Office, Hilo Hawaii" oval handstamp, small sealed tear at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance; with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13    $5,000.

THE HILO COLLECTOR'S OFFICE HANDSTAMP IS EXTREMELY RARE CANCELING THE 1859 2¢ BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 3072 o   

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 3-A, type V, position 5, ample margins to barely in at bottom, canceled by well-struck red "Postage Paid" in oval handstamp, natural pinhole, light creases, some tropical staining, Fine appearance, ex-Steiner; with 2002 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13    $5,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2¢ BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE WITH A SCARCE RED "POSTAGE PAID" OVAL CANCEL.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 3073 o   

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 1-A, type IX, position 9, manuscript cancel, margins full to clear, bold color, few thins, Fine appearance, very scarce; with 1991 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13    $5,000.

Realized: $900

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Lot 3074    

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 3-B, type IX, position 9, margins clear to just touching at right, tied by full neat red "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Aug 13" cds on fresh incoming cover addressed to Warren Goodale; stamp with some tiny edge tears and a couple of corner creases, Very Fine appearance, ex-Steiner; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13; $12,500    Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2¢ LIGHT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE TIED BY A RED HONOLULU TOWN CANCELLATION.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 3075    

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 3-A, type III, position 1, strong bold color, margins clear to just shaving frameline, tied by blue Lahaina Customs House negative sailing ship cancel (MH 303, R1) on fresh interisland cover addressed to Mrs. Ellen Goodale on Honolulu believed to have been sent by Lucy Goodale Thurston, top part of enclosure affixed to the inside of cover reading "Kaluao Lu (sic), Wed. evng., January 25, 1860"; cover with small clips at top corners, Very Fine, a very rare usage with approximately 20 on cover usage known bearing the 2¢ Blue Numeral issue, ex-Tows, Admiral Harris, Krug, Van Dyke, Golden & Steiner; with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE LAHAINA CUSTOMS HOUSE SEAL HANDSTAMP USED TO CANCEL THE 1859 2¢ BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE ON A FULL COVER - A GREAT HAWAIIAN RARITY.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 3076    

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 3-A, type V, position 5, full to large margins, tied by red "Postage Paid" in oval handstamp on large part of cover to "Na Lui Epikopo" at the Catholic Mission in Honolulu, carried on an inter-island schooner and canceled upon arrival at Honolulu; stamp has faint diagonal crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, ex-Aall and Twigg-Smith; with 1988 Holcombe and 2007 P.F. certificates.
Scott Nos. 13; $12,500 on cover    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2¢ BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE TIED ON COVER BY THE RED "POSTAGE PAID" OVAL.

Very few 1859 2¢ Blue Numeral Issue covers have the stamp tied by the red "Postage Paid" oval cancel.

Realized: $4,500

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Lot 3077 ()   

Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ dark blue on grayish white, plate 3-B, type X, position 10, no gum, clear even margins, deep intense color, faint diagonal crease at bottom right, Fine appearance, ex-Steiner; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 13a    $6,750.

AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2¢ DARK BLUE ON GRAYISH WHITE NUMERAL - QUITE POSSIBLY THE ONLY UNUSED EXAMPLE EXTANT.

A search of the various auctions and P.F. certificate search revealed only this sole unused example of this Numeral issue.

Realized: $7,500

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