The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...
Numeral Issues (Scott 16) continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4088° |
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 1863, 2c Black, Grayish
(16). Plate 3-G, Type X, Position 10, large to huge margins, tied by
three neat magenta pen strokes and faint blue "Lahaina Hawaiian-Islands
Mar. 15" circular datestamp (Ty. 243.02) on cover front with part of
backflaps, to Father Modeste at the Catholic Mission in Honolulu, minor gum
staining, otherwise Very Fine, ex Honolulu Advertiser, Scott Retail
for No. 16 on full cover is $5,000.00
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4089° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, Grayish
(16). Plate 3-G, Type I, Position 3, huge margins, tied by ms. "X" and
red "POSTAGE PAID" in oval (Ty. 762), matching "Honolulu
Hawaiian-Islands Oct. 22" large circular datestamp on cover front to Father
Modeste at the Catholic Mission in Honolulu, stamp skillfully repaired to
seal a long tear ("age" of "Postage" painted in), Fine appearance, ex
Honolulu Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott value for a
full cover is $5,000.00 (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4090° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, Grayish
(16). Plate 3-E, Ty. IV, Position 4, ample margins to mostly clear at
left, tied by pen squiggle on large piece of cover front to Father Modeste
at the Catholic Mission in Honolulu, Fine, Scott Retail for No. 16 on full
cover is $5,000.00 (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4091° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "2" at
Top (16a). Plate 3-D, Type IX, Position 9, large to huge margins incl.
part of adjoining stamp from Position 10, cancelled by indistinct blue
"Custom House Lahaina Maui" negative seal with full-rigged ship (Ty.
303, Rarity 1R), the back shows part of a second impression (or
possibly offset, but its strength and location are more characteristic of
printing on both sides), repaired tears at centerEXTREMELY FINE
APPEARANCE. A FASCINATING STAMP, COMBINING THE SCARCE "2" AT TOP VARIETY,
LAHAINA CUSTOM HOUSE SEAL AND PRINTING ANOMALY. Ex Crocker, Atherton
and Pietsch. Scott value does not include premium for cancel or printing
variety. (Image) |
3,750.00
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4092° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "2" at
Top (16a). Plate 3-D, Type IX, Position 9, enormous margins all around
incl. bottom left corner sheet margins, tied by clear strike of
"COLLECTOR'S OFFICE/HILO, HAWAII" in oval (Ty. 211, Scarcity 2) on
piece from the Catholic Mission correspondence, bottom edge of sheet margin
has slight creasing and toning far from printed designEXTREMELY
FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1863 2-CENT NUMERAL WITH "2"
AT TOP OF RECTANGLE. Scott value does not include premium for the
"Collector's Office" handstamp. (Image) |
3,750.00
SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4093° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "2" at
Top (16a). Plate 3-E, Type IX, Position 9, large to huge margins, deep
shade, red "POSTAGE PAID" in oval cancel (Ty. 762), sealed tear and
creaseEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE DESPITE SMALL FAULTS. A HANDSOME
EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE "2" AT TOP VARIETY WITH RED "POSTAGE PAID" OVAL
CANCEL. Ex Honolulu Advertiser
(Image) |
3,750.00
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4094° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "2" at
Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX, Position 9, ample to large margins,
cancelled by neat vertical pen line, tiny thin spot at top almost entirely
in marginVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE
SCARCE 1863 2-CENT NUMERAL WITH "2" AT TOP OF RECTANGLE. Ex D'Assis
and Pietsch (Image) |
3,750.00
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4095° |
 |
 1863, 2c Black, Grayish,
"2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX, Position 9, three clear to ample
margins, mostly ample at left except where lower left frameline is shaved,
tied by red "POSTAGE PAID" in oval (Ty. 762) on folded cover to
Honolulu with part of letter in Hawaiian, remnant of another Numeral to the
right of stamp and also tied by handstampVERY FINE AND ONE OF THREE
RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RAISED "2" NUMERAL VARIETY ON A FULL
COVER. The Honolulu Advertiser collection contained a full
cover and cover front with the Raised "2" variety, and the Pietsch
collection contained a full cover from the Atherton collection. This
example is the third complete cover with the rare Type IX Raised "2"
Numeral stamp known to us. (Image) |
E. 10,000-15,000
SOLD for $11,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4096° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "NTER"
(16c). Plate 3-F, Type IV, Position 4, margins cut close but framelines
intact, red "(Ho)nolul(u Hawaiian-Islands) Nov. (day)" circular datestamp
leaves "NTER" variety unobscured, few small thin spotsFINE APPEARING
EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE "NTER" NUMERAL ISSUE PLATE VARIETY. As
an indication of rarity, the Honolulu Advertiser collection
contained only two examples of the "NTER" variety (both Position 4, Plates
3-E and 3-F), while the Pietsch collection contained this stamp and an
enigmatic example from Position 7 on Plate 3-E. We have not offered any
other examples since keeping computerized records more than ten years
ago. Ex Crocker (illustrated in his book, p. 45) , Atherton and
Pietsch (Image) |
3,250.00
SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4097° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "ISLANI"
(16 var). Plate 3-G, Type X, Position 10, last letter of "ISLAND" shows
tiny trace of missing curve, thus creating the rare "ISLANI" variety which
is unlisted in Scott but recognized by specialists, also showing a badly
battered numeral, large even margins, lightly cancelled by edge of square
gridEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1863
2-CENT "ISLANI" PLATE VARIETY. The "ISLANI" variety is found on Plate
3-F (Type III, Position 1, and Type V, Position 5) and Plate 3-G (Type X,
Position 10). Ex Crocker, Atherton and Pietsch
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4098° |
|
 1863, 2c Black, "J"
Between "Inter" and "Island" (16 var). Plate 3-E, Type VII, Position 7,
ample to close margins, tied by ms. cancel on large part of front to Rev.
Sereno Bishop at Lahaina, Maui, Fine, this rare unlisted variety was caused
by a spacer rising to the surface and appears only on some of the Type VII
stamps printed from Plate 3-E, ex Worthington, D'Assis and Pietsch (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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