Sale 131: The Richard Malmgren Collection of Hawaii

Lot 139 ()   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 1¢ black on grayish, Plate 4-A, Type VIII, Position 8, no gum, large to huge margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Omdahl; with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15    $650.

Realized: $400

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Lot 140 ()   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 1¢ black on grayish, Plate 4-B, Type I-VIII, Positions 1-8, upper pane of 8, no gum, clear to ample at bottom with full sheet margins around, tone spots at top mostly in margins, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 15    $6,500 for blocks.

A RARE PANES OF EIGHT OF THE 1863 1¢ BLACK ON GRAYISH NUMERAL FROM PLATE 4-B.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 141 ()   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, "Broken Toe", Plate 5-A, Type IV, Position 4, no gum, full to large well balanced margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, a choice examples of this Numeral variety.
Scott No. 16    $1,000 for normal.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 142 o   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, Plate 3-F, Type IX, Position 9, red oval "Postage Paid" handstamp, large to huge margins, Extremely Fine, a choice bright stamp.
Scott No. 16    $850.

Realized: $625

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Lot 143 o   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, Plate 3-F, Type VII, Position 7, neat red Honolulu town cancel, large even margins, deep shade, small hinge thin, otherwise Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp; with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 16    $850.

Realized: $475

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Lot 144 o   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, Plate 3-C, Type VIII, Position 8, raised "IN" of "INTER", full even margins, crisp and dark impression, red "Postage Paid" in oval handstamp, filled thin and sealed tear, Very Fine appearance, a stamp with great visual appeal; with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 16    $850.

References: Illustrated in Westerberg Plating Book.

Realized: $350

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Lot 145    

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, Plate 3-G, Type V, Position 5, clear to ample margins, tied by bold blue "Paid" in oval handstamp on cover to Rev. Bishop in Lahaina, manuscript "L.H. Gulich, Waimea, Aug 8/61" docketing at left confirm origin and date of sending; some cover edge wear at left and stamp with small margin tear at left not mention on certificate, still Very Fine; with 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 16; $5,000    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE ON COVER USAGE OF THE 1863 2¢ NUMERAL ISSUE FROM WAIMEA TO LAHAINA.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 146    

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, Plate 3-F, Type VI, Position 4, used on inter-island cover originating from Molokai, large margin left, ample at bottom, barely touching framelines at top and right, canceled by a couple of short pen strokes, tied by blue "Lahaina, Hawaiian Islands, Mar 2" cds (243.02, R2), addressed to Warren Goodale at Honolulu, Oahu, with offset of additional Lahaina postmark on reverse, docketing "Ans. An. O Forbes, Condolence"; small bit of scuffing at left edge affecting postmark, part of top flap missing, Very Fine, ex-Holman, Emerson & Haas.
Scott No. 16    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A LOVELY INTER-ISLAND NUMERAL COVER.

Warren Goodale, born in 1826 in Marlborough, Mass., was a nephew of Lucy (Goodale) Thurston of the First Company of missionaries that arrived in Hawaii in 1820. Warren eventually made his way to Hawaii, teaching at the Royal School with KKIV as one of his first students. He was appointed Marshall of the Kingdom in 1849 and for several months also acted as the Sheriff of Oahu before taking a position with the Interior Dept. as their Chief Clerk. Eventually appointed as Collector General of Customs in 1853 by KKIII, he served in that position until 1863 when he returned to the East coast and enlisted to fight on the Union side of the Civil War. He was promoted to Lt. and served as a junior officer in the 114th U.S. Colored Infantry (USCI) when it marched into Richmond, Virginia as one of the first Federal regiments to enter the Confederate capital after its abandonment. He returned to Hawaii after the war and served as the postmaster at Haiku, Maui for several years.

Anderson O. Forbes was the resident Pastor at the Kalua'aha mission station on the island of Moloka'i, and would serve as postmaster there from 1866-1869. Their mail service was handled through the Lahaina post office, thus the pen cancel was likely made at the Kalua'aha post office, and then the letter was transferred to Lahaina where it received the blue postmark. Westerberg, in his study of the Hawaiian numerals, showed that this iteration of plate 3 was used in early 1862. The mention of "Condolence" in the docketing also gives a clue as to the year date, as Goodale's wife Ellen had died tragically the previous year, a week after giving birth to twins. Following his wife's passing, Warren took his three older children and the infant twins back to Massachusetts, arranging for his brother's family to raise them there. He returned to Honolulu in late 1861 and resumed his duties as Collector General of Customs for another two years before returning to the East coast to enlist in the Union Army.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 147 o   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, "2" at top of rectangle, Plate 3-C, Type IX, Position 9, light "Collectors Office, Hilo, Hawaii" oval cancel (MH 211), ample to huge margins, small thin, Extremely Fine appearance, an attractive example of this very scarce Numeral variety.
Scott No. 16a    $3,750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 148 ()   

Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish white, "Broken Toe", Plate 5-A, Type IV, Position 4, no gum, ample to mostly huge margins, deep color and exceptional freshness, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 16d    $1,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE 1863 2¢ "BROKEN TOE" NUMERAL VARIETY ON GRAYISH WHITE PAPER.

Realized: $725

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