Lot 3228 P
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ green, trial color plate proof on India, affixed to original card backing, large margins including sheet margin at right, Very Fine, ex-Golden.Scott Nos. 32TC3e $400.
Realized: $160
Lot
3229 P
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ dark violet, trial color plate proof on India, pane of 15 with National and Hawaiian imprints at sides, strong color, tear at bottom affecting one stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott Nos. 32TC3f $6,400.
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THIS TRIAL COLOR PROOF.
Realized: $3,500
Lot 3230 S
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue, black "Specimen" overprint, small serif letters, full o.g., exceptional centering and margins, Extremely Fine and rare, one of the finest known, the small letter specimen overprint is very rare.Scott Nos. 32S Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
3231 
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue, in combination with United States 1867, 10¢ Green, E. Grill (89), natural wide s.e., both tied by circle of wedges cancels & Hawaii adhesive tied by light target cancel, incorrectly struck with black "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands, Aug. 7" (ca. 1868) cds (for unpaid postage) and "San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 19" transit datestamp on bright yellow cover to Reading, Mich., clear strike of magenta oval "Hawaiian Steam Service" handstamp, a few sealed tears at top edge of cover do not affect stamps, Very Fine, ex-Knapp and Honolulu Advertiser; with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 32 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE HAWAIIAN 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA ISSUE, U.S. 1868 10¢ GRILLED ISSUE AND "HAWAIIAN STEAM SERVICE" OVAL.
The 5¢ stamp paid the internal Hawaiian postage, and the 10¢ stamp paid the Pacific Mail Steamship Company contract mail rate from Hawaii to the U.S. The Honolulu post office occasionally used the "Hawaiian-Islands" datestamp in black instead of the "U.S. Postage Paid" in red when postmarking PMSS Co. contract mail.
Realized: $2,300
Lot
3232
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue, rich color, canceled by negative "HI" cancel, matching "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Nov 10" cds, used with United States 10¢ green (68), cork cancel duplexed with sharp "San Francisco, Cal. Dec 8" cds on light buff cover to Salem, Mass.; some perf toning, 5¢ minor rounded corner, Very Fine; with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 32 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Although this was franked for Hawaiian Steam Service, this apparently went by non-contract ship and was overpaid.
Realized: $1,250
Lot
3233
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue, horizontal pair, each with matching cross-hatch pen cancel, used with United States 1861, 3¢ rose (65) horizontal pair with s.e., tied by target cancels duplexed with "San Francisco Cal. Sep 16" cds on cover to San Francisco, portion of "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Aug 27" cds; cover with some wrinkling and tears, reduced at left into Honolulu datestamp, otherwise Fine, ex-Honolulu Advertiser, Twigg-Smith. Scott Nos. 32 Estimate $500 - 750.
This is an unusual mixed franking from the Tillman correspondence showing payment of 10¢ Hawaiian for one ounce plus 6¢ U.S.
Realized: $1,450
Lot
3234
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue, cancelled by six-section grid (Gregory sqgrid18-2 X 3) fancy cancel and replaced U.S. 10¢ green (68) stamp as original had fallen off, postmarked "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Apr 22" cds (HON HI35) on cover to San Francisco Cal. with sharp bold red "Hawaiian Steam Service" oval handstamp and endorsed "per 'Idaho' " at bottom left, "San Francisco Cal. May 6" cds, forwarded with blue crayon "ford. 3 cts" due rating to Vallejo, 1869 pencil receipt docketing on back noting answer on return Idaho sailing; reduced slightly at right, Fine, ex-Peters. Scott Nos. 32 Estimate $200 - 300.
References: Illustrated as Census #80 in Fred Gregory's Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870 on p. III-29.
Realized: $525
Lot 3235 P
Hawaii, 1864, 6¢ black, defaced trial color proof on thin bond paper, 26 x 43mm, defaced with red manuscript "X" on face; small flaws with adherences and glue on the back leads us to believe this was taken out of a book, Fine and unlisted in Scott.Scott Nos. 33TC1 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,800
Lot 3236 P
Hawaii, 1871, 6¢ green, large die proof on India, die sunk on 64 x 74mm card just showing full die sinkage, N.B.N.C. imprint at bottom, mounted on larger 139 x 101mm card, Very Fine and scarce, ex-D'Assis.Scott Nos. 33P1 $900.
Realized: $300
Lot 3237 P
Hawaii, 1871, 6¢ green, plate proof on India, on original card, ample to large margins; light paper corner crease, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.Scott Nos. 33P3 $400.
Realized: $160