Lot 3350 P
Hawaii, 1894, 12¢ blue, large die proof, Die sunk on card which is trimmed to just outside the die sinkage area, "American Bank Note Co. N.Y." imprint and die number at bottom, deep rich color; tiny tone speck at top edge of die area, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Golden.Scott Nos. 78P1 $1,000.
Realized: $575
Lot 3351
Hawaii, 1894, 12¢ blue, with red A.B.N.C. "SPECIMEN" Overprint, 20x4½mm overprint, block of four, positions L13-14, L18-19, o.g., never hinged, well centered, Very Fine, ex-A.B.N.C. Archive; each signed Chang.Scott Nos. 78S Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot 3352 P
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, large die proof on India, die sunk on 116 x 153mm card showing full die sinkage, "C-296" die and A.B.N.C. imprint at bottom, bright and fresh, scarce and Extremely Fine.Scott Nos. 79P1 $1,000.
Realized: $1,350
Lot 3353 P
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, large die proof on India, die sunk on 149 x 221mm card, bright color, small holes around all four edges of card that could easily be trimmed leaving nearly full-size card, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Golden.Scott Nos. 79P1 $1,000.
Realized: $475
Lot 3354
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, with red A.B.N.C. "SPCEIMEN" error overprint, 20x4½mm overprint with error in spelling, left margin block of 4 with horizontal gutter, positions UR41-42, LR1-2, nicely centered, rich color, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and rare gutter block, ex-A.B.N.C. Archives; each signed Chang.Scott Nos. 79S Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $500
Lot 3355
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, complete sheet of 50, o.g., never hinged, Fine and scarce sheet.Scott Nos. 79 $2,375+.
Realized: $1,800
Lot 3356
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, used with 2¢ dull violet (57), 1¢ yellow (74) and 12¢ blue (78), all tied by two strikes of red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Jun 10, 1896" cds, matching "R" Registered and "A.R." handstamps on registered legal-size cover to Vienna, Austria, reverse with San Francisco (6.20), New York (6.26) transits and Vienna (7.7) arrival cds, New York registry label affixed; opened at left and file fold away from stamps, F.-V.F. and scarce use.Scott Nos. 79 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot 3357 S
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, red A.B.N.Co. "Spceimen" error overprint, sans-serif letters, left margin single (position R21), o.g., never hinged, exceptional centering, Extremely Fine, one of the finest examples of this error overprint variety; signed A. Chang.Scott Nos. 79 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot 3358
Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, in combination with 1894, 5¢ rose lake, 10¢ yellow green (76, 77) on 1895 registered 5¢ blue entire (U12) from Honolulu, Hawaii to Lund, Sweden, partial N.Y. registry etiquette, all tied by magenta "Honolulu Hawaii, Nov 4 1895" cds, matching "A.R." and "Registered" handstamps, San Francisco and New York backstamp transits, Very Fine and attractive.Scott Nos. 79 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $550