Lot 116 P
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove paper, margins large to clear at bottom left, strong color and impression, couple minute surface scuffs, still Very Fine, ex-Honolulu Advertiser.Scott No. 5TC3a $6,000.
ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1853 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA III TRIAL COLOR PROOF.
All known examples of the 1853 5¢ and 13¢ black trial color proofs are cut in and/or faulty.
Realized: $1,300
Lot 117 o
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue on thick white wove paper, neat segmented cork cancel, ample to mostly large margins, strong bright color on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 5 $1,900.
AN EXCEPTIONAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1853 5¢ KING KAMEHAMEHA III ON THICK WHITE WOVE.
Realized: $800
Lot 118 o
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue on thick white wove paper, bold red "Honolulu, Postage Paid" town cancel, ample to mostly large margins, rich deep color, small shallow thin, otherwise Extremely Fine, a striking used stamp.Scott No. 5 $1,900.
Realized: $650
Lot
119 
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue on thick white wove paper, margins large to just shaving frameline at top right, in combination with 1853, 13¢ dark red on thick white wove paper (6) on 1856 embossed ladies cover to New Haven, Ct. (originally addressed to Bridgeport), address panel in the hand of Mrs. Fidelia Church Coan, wife of Rev. Titus Coan in Hilo, Hawaii, bold red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid, Jul 26" cds (236.05, type III), received at San Francisco with U.S. 1851, 12¢ black (17) margins huge to slightly in at left, affixed over 13¢ and tied with 5¢ by "San Francisco, Cal., Sep 5" cds, Very Fine, signed on reverse by Stanley Ashbrook, with his note "In my opinion this use was July 1856, hence the 5c Hawaii is…#5", dated Oct. 15, 1957., ex-Krug, Middendorf, Rust, Pietsch, Gross & Przybyl.Scott No. 5 Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST EARLY MIXED FRANKING HAWAII "PASTE-OVER" COVERS KNOWN.
The Rev. Titus Coan and his wife Fidelia, as members of the 7th Company of American missionaries, arrived in Hawaii on June 6, 1835 and were stationed at the Hilo mission where they would remain for the rest of their lives. After Fidelia's passing in 1872, he married Lydia Bingham, the daughter of Rev. Hiram Bingham (from the 1st Company). Rev. Coan completed his autobiography in 1881, a year before he died.
Carried to San Francisco on the bark "Fanny Major" (dep. Honolulu July 26, 1856; arr. S.F. Aug. 25) where it received a black San Francisco postmark dated Sep. 5 for the departure of the PMSC "Golden Gate" to Panama City (dep. S.F. Sep. 5, 1856; arr. Panama City Sep. 18) tying both the U.S. and Hawaii 5¢ stamps, carried across the isthmus to Aspinwall for connection with the USMSC "Illinois" (dep. Aspinwall Sep. 19, 1856; arr. N.Y. Sep. 27); posted prepaid in Hilo with the Hawaii 5¢ and 13¢ stamps, resulting in a 1¢ overpayment of the 17¢ rate (5¢ Hawaii postage, 2¢ ship fee and 10¢ U.S. East coast rate). At the Honolulu post office, the 12¢ U.S. stamp was placed over the Hawaii 13¢ stamp, to save the burden of accounting to San Francisco for the U.S. postage, with stamp partially lifted at left to reveal the 13¢ stamp; a so-called "paste-over" cover, with ornate embossed ornamentation around the envelope's periphery, addressed to Titus Munson Coan, the oldest of four Coan children, who was attending Yale and would eventually earn his medical degree at Williams College. The cover likely held birthday wishes from the family (Titus would turn 20 on Sept. 27, 1856).
Realized: $13,500
Lot
120
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue on thick white wove paper, position 10, just tied to cover by black 7-bar circular grid cancel (Gregory type cirgrid20-7(even)), red "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Apr 11" cds (MH-236.11, type. II, R2), San Francisco "Ship" straightline and "5" handstamps, addressed to "Mr. Adam Speirs, Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory"; cover with small edge tears, otherwise Very Fine, Gregory 5c(5) census no. 5-8, ex-Walske; with 2005 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 5 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
A VERY SCARCE SOLO USE OF THE 1853 5C ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY 15 FULL COVERS RECORDED BY GREGORY.
The recipient of this letter, Adam Speirs, was 14 when his family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1848 with the last company of Mormons. He served in the militia and later as a police court justice.
Carried on the American bark Fanny Major (dep. Honolulu Apr.12, 1855; arr. SF May 2), this cover would then have been sent south by steamer to Los Angeles (port of San Pedro) and San Diego for George Chorpenning's stagecoach departure to Salt Lake City. The San Francisco handstamp "5" indicates the under-3,000 mile rate that was to be paid by the recipient. The 2¢ ship fee was charged to the Honolulu post office account.
Realized: $4,250
Lot 121 P
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 13¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove paper, margins large to just shaving frameline at bottom right, bold color and crisp impression, F.-V.F., ex-Honolulu Advertiser.Scott No. 6TC3a $6,000.
ONE OF ONLY 4 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1853 13¢ BLACK TRIAL COLOR PROOF ON WOVE.
All known examples of the 1853 5¢ and 13¢ black trial color proofs are cut in and/or faulty. The example offered here is one of the sound and finer appearing examples of the 13¢ value.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
122
Hawaii, 1853, King Kamehameha III, 13¢ dark red on thick white wove paper, large margins, light vertical crease at left in margin only, tied by bold "3" handstamp and "Marlboro Mass. Sep. 11" cds on cover to Honolulu, Hawaii, addressed to "Warren Goodale Esqr., Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands", a few minor wrinkles around edges, Extremely Fine, Scott Catalog for single on cover $22,500.00, which seems meaningless for this item, ex-Juhring, Ishikawa, Golden and Middendorf; with 1979 A.P.S. & 2011 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 6 Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
AN OUTSTANDING COVER IN GEM CONDITION AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COVERS OF CLASSIC HAWAIIAN PHILATELY.
The addressee of this cover, Warren Goodale (1825-1899), was Lucy (Goodale) Thurston's nephew, one of the early missionaries arriving in Hawaii in 1820 with the Pioneer Company of Missionaries. The Goodale family were prominent members of Marlborough (Marlboro), Massachusetts, dating back to the mid-18th century. Warren Goodale was born in Marlborough in 1825, he traveled to Hawaii in 1849, where he served as a tutor at the Royal School in Honolulu before being appointed Marshal of the Kingdom and later Collector of Customs. Following the death of his wife, in 1861, he returned with his family to Massachusetts and enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. After his service, he resettled in Hawaii and became active in the sugar industry.
Although the cover bears no year date, its address to Warren Goodale in Honolulu establishes that it was mailed prior to his resignation as Collector of Customs in December 1863. The manuscript "3" handstamp may indicate 3¢ U.S. postage, consistent with a September 11, 1863 mailing from Marlborough after the July 1863 reduction of the U.S. rate to California to 3¢. The 13¢ Hawaiian franking would leave a 10¢ credit, sufficient to satisfy the 7¢ Hawaiian charge (5¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee). The absence of San Francisco and Honolulu transit markings is typical for mail to Hawaii during this period.
The Hawaiian adhesive was likely conveyed to Massachusetts by a member of the Goodale family. Its acceptance on outbound mail to Hawaii appears to have been permitted by the Marlborough post office - possibly in recognition of the "United States 8 Cts." inscription on the stamp, the family's standing in the community, or both. From there, the cover would have traveled via San Francisco before onward transmission to Honolulu.
Realized: $24,000
Lot 123 o
Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, Clark type I manuscript surcharge, neat San Francisco, Cal. town cancel, ample to large margins, rich bright color, thin, Extremely Fine appearance.Scott No. 7 $10,000.
A LOVELY USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT ON 13-CENT PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.
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: $5,250
Lot
124
Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, Clark type I, margins all around except cut into frameline at bottom left and tiny scissors cut at right corner, tied to small 1857 cover in combination with U.S. 1851, 12¢ black (17) tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Mar 20" cds, red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Feb 16" cds (236.05, type III) at top right, addressed to Miss Gertrude Van Ingen in Buckland, Conn.; cover lightly cleaned, Very Fine, ex-Seybold & Caspary; signed Ashbrook.Scott No. 7 Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
SECOND EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE MANUSCRIPT SURCHARGE '5' ON THE 1853 13¢ STAMP.
The 5¢ provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5¢ stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson in mid-1856. 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.
Sent on the Bremen ship "Post" (dep. Honolulu Feb. 16, 1857; arr. SF Mar. 19), then on the PMSC steamer "Golden Gate" for Panama (dep. S.F. Mar. 20), but returned for repairs, sailed again Mar. 23, arriving at Panama City Apr. 4. After crossing the isthmus by rail, it departed Aspinwall Apr. 4, 1857 on the USMSC Steamer "George Law" arriving in New York Apr. 13.
References: Gregory census no. 2 of 18 recorded 1857 5¢ surcharge on 1853 13¢ (7) covers.
Realized: $19,000
Lot
125
Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ blue on thin white wove paper, slight tear, used on buff cover to Miss C.C. Murdock in Brooklyn, N.Y., in combination with U.S. 1851, 12¢ black (17), small corner crease and tiny nick at top, the Hawaiian stamp with traces of manuscript strokes, tied together with red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Oct 3" cds (242.03) and "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 24" cds, with both postmarks repeated at lower left (S.F.) and upper right (Honolulu), carried by the American bark Yankee (dep. Oct. 3, arr. Oct. 21)., Very Fine, ex-Risvold.Scott No. 8 Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
ONE OF THE FIVE EARLIEST RECORDED COVERS MARKED "OVERLAND" AT SAN FRANCISCO.
The 'OVERLAND' handstamp was applied by the San Francisco post office to indicate onward transmission by the Butterfield Southern Route, as opposed to the Panama route. Fourteen Hawaii covers are recorded by Frajola with the 'OVERLAND' marking, starting in October 1859, with the latest usage at San Francisco being February 13, 1860. The cover offered here shows pre-payment of postage by stamps of both Hawaii and the U.S., 5¢ Hawaiian and 12¢ U.S for the 10¢ transcontinental rate and 2¢ for the ship fee.
References: Frajola Overland census no. SFC1-4.
Realized: $7,250