Sale 108: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2650    

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thick white wove paper, o.g., clear to mostly ample margins, rich intense color, Very Fine; with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott Nos. 5    $1,900.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2651    

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thick white paper, clear margins all round, part o.g., scarce with gum, small thin spot at bottom right and light creases, also slight overall toning including gum not mentioned, Fine for the issue; with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 5    $1,800.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2652    

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thick white paper, line through "Honolulu" variety, position 2, clear to nice margins all round, full o.g., deep rich color, small hinge thin, Very Fine appearance; with 1999 H.P.S. & 2022 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott Nos. 5a    $3,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2653    

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper, clear margins all round, full o.g., excellent color and sound, Very Fine; with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 6    $900.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2654    

Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 13¢ dark red, thick white wove paper, position 9, o.g., bright and fresh, small margins to just in at lower right, Fine.
Scott Nos. 6    $900.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2655 ()   

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, position 15, Type I (Clark) numeral manuscript with long flag and showing part of flag from adjoining stamp at left, good to large margins all round, no gum, excellent color, Very Fine, ex-Aall & Geisler; with 1972 A.P.S. and 2022 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott Nos. 7    $7,000.

The 5¢ provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5¢ stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the start of 1857. New supplies of the 5¢ stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.

Realized: $4,500

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Lot 2656    

Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue, thin white paper, clear to close margins at bottom center, full o.g., excellent gum and color, F.-V.F.; with 2022 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott Nos. 8    $700.

Realized: $600

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