Sale 65: The Gary Peters Collection of Hawaii

Lot 159 o   

(Maui) Waihee P.O., bold strike of circular postmark (237.527, 1RRRR) on 1864, 2¢ rose vermilion, with additional target handstamp, couple nibbed perfs, otherwise Very Fine, a choice example of this extremely rare Waihee postmark, with Only Five Strikes Recorded.
Scott No. 31    Estimate $500 - 750.

Waihee was the site of the Waihee Sugar Co. plantation in the northeast corner of West Maui. In 1888, the population of Waihee was estimated at 300 people.

Realized: $475

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Lot 160 o   

(Maui) Waihee P.O., partial strike of circular postmark (237.527, 1RRRR) on 1864, 2¢ rose vermilion, small surface scuffs, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare Waihee postmark, with Only Five Strikes Recorded.
Scott No. 31    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 161    

(Maui) "Wailuku P.O., Mar. 5", manuscript postmark with matching "Free" rating on gray folded letter datelined "Wailuku Mar. 10. 1851" from Rev. E. Bailey to Rev. D. Baldwin at Lahaina, letter discusses land matters; light horizontal fold, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

THE LATEST OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE MANUSCRIPT WAILUKU POSTMARK APPLIED BY THE FIRST "UNOFFICIAL" POSTMASTER, REVEREND EDWARD W. BAILEY.

According to Gregory, the Wailuku post office was officially established in 1859. Prior to 1859, the Reverend Edward W. Bailey served as an unofficial postmaster. The postmark and "Free" rating are in the hand of the Reverend Bailey. The "Free" was not necessary since inter- and intra-island mail was postage-free by legislative order until 1859. All five recorded examples of this manuscript postmark are on letters from Rev. E. Bailey to Rev. D. Baldwin at Lahaina.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 162    

(Maui) Wailuku, Maui, Mar 14, 1884, full strike of cds (285.012, scarcity 2) tying 1882, 10¢ black on cover to Ballater, Scotland, red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 15" transit cds and receiving backstamp; cover professional restored including backflap and tears affecting Wailuku postmark, Very Fine appearance, ex-Honolulu Advertiser.
Scott No. 40    Estimate $400 - 600.

After mid-1884 the outer circle of this postmark was either worn or cut off (becoming a type 277.012 postmark). Gregory records nineteen strikes of this postmark, which are about evenly divided between double outer circle and single outer circle postmarks.

Realized: $250

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Lot 163    

(Maui) Wailuku, Maui, Nov 18, 1889, clear strike of purple double-circle datestamp on cover with provisional manuscript "Paid" (MH 851, 1RRRR) rating to F. L. Stolz at Kahului, reverse with bold "Kahului, Maui, 19 Nov" cds (MH 282.011); no backflap, some light aging, Very Fine.
Meyer-Harris No. 282.01 (II)    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A RARE PROVISIONAL "PAID" STAMPLESS USE FROM WAILUKU BY INTERIM WAILUKU POSTMASTER J.M. LEE.

The provisional "Paid" stampless usages from Wailuku, Maui are known in November 1889.

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