Sale 90: Gems of Philately

Lot 335 o   

Hawaii, 1851-52, 13¢ blue "Missionary", full seven bar "Jupiter" grid cancel, margins clear to just touching, strong bright color, small repair and minor tears, Very Fine, Scott catalog for examples with minor faults that are skillfully repaired, ex-Harris and Ishikawa.
Scott No. 4    $35,000.

AN LOVELY USED EXAMPLE OF THE 13¢ "H.I. & U.S. POSTAGE" MISSIONARY ISSUE.

The second issue 13¢ Missionary's primary change in design of the upper tablet of the first issue "Hawaiian Postage" to read the more appropriate "H.I. & U.S. Postage" as the issue prepaid both the 5¢ Hawaiian and 6¢ United States rate plus 2¢ ship fee.

Realized: $25,000

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Lot 336 o   

Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper, line through "Honolulu" variety, position 2, red Honolulu and black San Francisco town cancels, full well balanced margins all around, rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 5a    $3,000.

AN EXCEPTIONAL AND ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1853 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA III LINE THROUGH "HONOLULU" VARIETY.

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Realized: $2,300

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Lot 337 o   

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper, light face free San Francisco town cancel, ample to large margins, rich vibrant color on bright paper, Extremely Fine and choice, an extremely difficult stamp to obtain so exceptional and rarely encountered in sound condition, ex-Twigg-Smith; with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8    $750.

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Lot 338 ()   

Hawaii, 1863, 1¢ black on grayish, plate 4B, type IX, position 9, without gum, large to mostly huge margins, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 15    $650.

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Lot 339 o   

Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ black, "broken toe" variety, plate 5-C, type IV, position 4, light square grid cancel, ample to large margins, Very Fine and choice, a rare variety, especially so in used condition; with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 20 var.    $1,500 for normal.

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Lot 340 ()   

Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ blue on blue, plate 12-A, type II, position 6, without gum, large margins all around, bright and fresh, an Extremely Fine gem.
Scott No. 22    $575.

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Lot 341 o   

Hawaii, 1882, 5¢ ultramarine, imperf horizontally, vertical pair, light purple town cancel, strong bright color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 39a    $6,000.

A CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1882 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA V IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY - ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN USED PAIRS RECORDED.

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Lot 342    

Hawaii, 1893, 2¢ dull violet, double red overprint, both overprints heavy, second overprint diagonal (as usual) and split, left stamp in pair with normal, o.g., hinge remnant, wide margins and well centered, very fresh, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful se-tenant pair, quite possibly unique in this format, ex-Pietsch.
Scott No. 57d    $1,300 for single error.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 343    

Hawaii, 1893, 18¢ dull rose, without overprint, top stamp in vertical pair with bottom stamp overprint shifted to top, slightly disturbed o.g., strong bright color, Fine.
Scott No. 71g    $3,500.

AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 18¢ OVERPRINT ISSUE IN PAIR WITHOUT OVERPRINT.

Realized: $2,400

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