U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 29-30, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #172 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1851 5c blue Missionary, appears unused, with margins all around, extensively repaired, with 1963 Philatelic Foundation certificate which states "that it is Genuine, Repaired & Used". We cannot find any evidence of a cancellation on this attractive example (catalogue value $35,000 for used, $55,000 for unused) O Catalog #2 | Price Realized $14,500.00 |
 | Lot #173 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1851 13c Blue, Missionary, ample to large margins, unused, tiny part original gum, bottom right corner repaired, causing some staining, additional spot at top right covered-over on back, few other small faults, still a fine appearing stamp, considering the fragile nature of the paper of this rarity, with 1976 Philatelic Foundation certificate, (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $37,000 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #174 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1864 1c black, margins just touching at left, unused without gum, fine, (*) Catalog #19 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #175 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1864 1c black, large margins all around, unused without gum as often, thins, v.f. appearance, (*) Catalog #19 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #176 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1892 buff cover franked with single 1c green and pair of 2c red (Royal Family Issue) prepaying the 5c UPU rate to USA, unusual waffle canc. and San Francisco "Paid All" transit cds, v.f. with Boston arrival strike, rare & colorful Hawaiian cover  | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #177 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1893 10c red brown, overprinted in red, unused with full original gum, h.r., fresh and fine, with 1982 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Two errors of the 1893 Provisional Government Overprint Issues were made. One sheet of the 6c Green, normally overprinted in red, was overprinted in black (Scott 66C), the other, in red instead of black. According to an affidavit by Louis T. Kenake, clerk of the Stamp Division of the Republic of Hawaii, the 10c sheet was issued to the postmaster at Kahuka, Oahu (Meyer-Harris, p. 240). The 6c sheet was purchased by Postmaster Jos. M. Oat and sometime around 1901 most of it was sold to dealer J. H. Makins, probably on behalf of Henry J. Crocker. The San Francisco earthquake is said to have destroyed a number of examples of both the overprint errors, * Catalog #61B Catalog Value $17,500 | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #178 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII 1893 6c green, overprinted in black, unused without gum, good color and fresh, with 1982 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating "genuine with a faint vertical crease at center", fine. Two errors of the 1893 Provisional Government Overprint Issues were made. One sheet of the 10c Red Brown, normally overprinted in black, was overprinted in red (Scott 61B), the other in black, instead of red. According to an affidavit by Louis T. Kenake, clerk of the Stamp Division of the Republic of Hawaii, the 10c sheet was issued to the postmaster at Kahuka, Oahu (Meyer-Harris, p. 240). The 6c sheet was purchased by Postmaster Jos. M. Oat and sometime around 1901 most of it was sold to dealer J. H. Makins, probably on behalf of Henry J. Crocker. The San Francisco earthquake is said to have destroyed a number of examples of both the overprint errors, (*) Catalog #66C Catalog Value $17,500 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
