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Hawaii - 1857-93 Regular Issues

Lots 2568-2577 Lots 2578-2587 Lots 2588-2597 Lot 2598

Lot 2568 ()   

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ Manuscript Surcharge on 13¢ Dark Red, type I manuscript surcharge, without gum, large well balanced margins, rich bold color, negligible faint tone spot on reverse which doesn't show on face, Extremely Fine, an attractive and choice example of the 1857 5¢ on 13¢ Provisional Surcharge issue; with 1948 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7    $7,000.

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Lot 2569    

Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ Blue, Thin Bluish Paper, margins large to clear at top right, rich color and strong blued paper, tied by red square grid cancel on 1865 cover to Montclair, N.J., with matching bold red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Mar 4" cds, in combination with U.S. 1863, 5¢ brown canceled by grid handstamp, with matching "San Francisco, Cal., Apr 3, 1865" cds alongside, some extraneous black ink cancelling Hawaiian stamp, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful and rare combination usage, with Hawaiian 5¢ King Kamehameha tied by the square grid cancel in red ink rather than in the usual black ink, ex Ishikawa; with 1981 and 2011 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 9+U.S. 76    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

This cover was carried aboard the British ship "Bacchante", departing Honolulu on March 5th, 1865 and arriving in San Francisco on April 1st.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2570 S   

Hawaii, 1868, 5¢ Blue and 13¢ Orange Red, Re-Issues, Overprinted "Specimen", right margin blocks of 4, o.g., 5¢ hinged at top, 13¢ never hinged, ample to large margins, 5¢ with natural paper crease in bottom pair, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive multiple set.
Scott No. 10SA-11SA    $250 for hinged.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2571 S   

Hawaii, 1868, 13¢ Orange Red, Re-Issue, Overprinted "Specimen", without gum, ample to large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11SB    $275.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2572    

Hawaii, 1889, 13¢ Orange Red, Reprint, o.g. (crayon manuscript on gum), margins large to close at bottom, bright color, fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11R    $300.

Realized: $145

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Lot 2573    

Hawaii, 1889, 13¢ Orange Red, Reprint, Red A.B.N.Co. "Specimen" Overprint, full top left corner margin horizontal pair (positions 1-2), o.g., never hinged, full even margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, a very scarce pair, with less than 40 pairs that exist.
Scott No. 11R-S    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 2574 S   

Hawaii, 1889, 13¢ Orange Red, Reprint, full o.g., margins large to just shaving at bottom left, bright color, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11RSC    $225.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2575 ()   

Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ Blue on Blue, plate 9-A, type III, position 7, without gum, clear margins, extraneous ink printing ink upper right, Fine.
Scott No. 21    $900.

Realized: $270

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Lot 2576 /   

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ Black, plate 8-A, positions 1-2; 1-2/4; 3-4, types II-I; II-I/III; IV-III, block of 7, o.g., top stamps h.r.'s, bottom stamps never hinged, ample to large margins, two light vertical creases in the gutter between the center and right vertical pairs, fresh and Very Fine, a rare original gum multiple; with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 23    $2,150 for block and 3 singles.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2577    

Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ Black, Tête-Bêche, both plate 8A, type V, position 6, large part o.g., full margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, a rare position pair, especially with original gum, ex Ferrary; with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 23b    $6,250.

Realized: $6,500

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