The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...
Numeral Issues (Scott 20 thru 22)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4107° |
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 1864, 1c Black (19).
Plate 6-A, Type IX, Position 9, full margins at top and bottom, slightly in
at sides, square grid cancel, creases, otherwise Fine, the 1864 1c Numeral
is extremely rare in used condition (description in Shreve's Pietsch sale
stated twelve used copies known, presumably based on Albert Chang's
records), ex Crocker (illustrated in his book on p. 59), Atherton and
Pietsch (Image) |
2,000.00
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4108° |
|
 1864, 2c Black (20).
Plate 5-C, Type VII, Position 7, raised "I" of "INTER", large even
margins, square grid cancel, very slight overall toningEXTREMELY
FINE. A VERY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 2-CENT BLACK ON LAID PAPER WITH
THE ADDED APPEAL OF THE RAISED "I" PLATE VARIETY. According to the
Pietsch sale catalogue (Shreve), Westerberg described this stamp as "a
stamp from hitherto unknown Plate 5-Cx". Ex D'Assis and Pietsch (Image) |
1,250.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4109° |
|
 1864, 2c Black (20).
Plate 5-C, Type IV, Position 4, broken toe of "2" variety, large
margins, square grid cancel, tiny corner margin crease at tip of bottom
right corner, still Extremely Fine
(Image) |
1,250.00
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4110° |
|
 1864, 2c Black (20).
Plate 5-C, Type I, Position 1, large margins, square grid cancel, faint
pressed-out vertical crease, appears Very Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
1,250.00
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4111° |
 |
 1864, 2c Black (20).
Plate 5-C, Type II, Position 2, large margins to slightly in along
frameline at top, tied by square grid cancel, partly readable "Honolulu
Hawaiian-Islands Sep. 12" circular datestamp on cover to Keauhou, Hawaii,
docketed Sep. 12, 1864 on back, light horizontal fold in cover toward
bottomVERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE 1864 2-CENT
FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON WHITE WOVE PAPER. 2c Numeral stamps
from the Fifth Setting on white wove paper are much scarcer in used
condition than unused. By the date of this cover, September 12, 1864, the
National Bank Note Co. 2c Kamehameha IV stamps (Scott 31) were circulating
in Hawaii (issued June 1864 and known used as early as August 1864). This
cover was part of the Henry J. Crocker collection, then passed to H. P.
Atherton. It did not appear at auction until the 1996 Shreve sale of the
Charles J. Pietsch III collection (lot 1176), where it was acquired by
Twigg-Smith for $14,500 plus premium. Ex Crocker, Atherton and
Pietsch. Scott value for No. 20 on cover is $16,500, based on auction
realization more than ten years ago.
(Image) |
E. 15,000-20,000
SOLD for $16,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4112° |
|
 1865, 5c Blue on Blue
(21). Plate 9-A, Type VII, Position 3, large even margins, dark shade,
square grid cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Mandel and Pietsch (Image) |
575.00
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4113° |
|
 1865, 5c Bluish Black,
Grayish White (21b). Plate 9-A, Type VIII, Position 4, ample margins to
slightly in, square grid cancel, repaired incl. rebacking, added corner and
parts of design painted inTHE ONLY REPORTED USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1865
5-CENT BLUISH BLACK ON GRAYISH WHITE PAPER. ONLY ONE OTHER COPY IS KNOWN TO
US. The unused copy of Scott 21b was sold in the Honolulu
Advertiser sale for $10,500 hammer and is the basis of the Scott
listing. At the time of the Honolulu Advertiser sale, the existence
of this used copy was not known to us. The Scott Catalogue still describes
the unused copy as "unique." With 1998 Hawaiian Philatelic Society
certificate (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4114° |
|
 1865, 5c Blue on Blue
(21). Plate 9-A, Type X, Position 2, large even margins all around,
cancelled by square grid, used with United States 1863 5c Brown
(76), s.e. at right and some trimmed perfs at bottom, both stamps tied
by target cancel with duplex "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 10, 1866"
double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Boston Mass., originating red
"Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Dec. 3" circular datestamp, endorsed "Per
Steamer via Panama", small scuffs at bottom of cover from previous
hinge removal, Hawaiian stamp has faint gum spots and tiny wrinkle at
rightVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE HAWAIIAN
1865 5-CENT NUMERAL ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 5-CENT 1863 ISSUE. This
cover was carried on the Maunakea, which cleared Honolulu on Dec. 4,
1865, arriving in San Francisco on Jan. 5, 1866. Ex Knapp and Judd.
With 1981 P.F. certificate. (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4115° |
|
 1865, 5c Blue on Blue
(22). Plate 12-A, Type I, Position 10, large even margins, 3-ring
target cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example of the 5c "Interisland"
Numeral Issue, which is much scarcer in used condition than unused (Image) |
875.00
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4116° |
|
 1865, 5c Blue on Blue
(22). Plate 12-A, Type X, Position 5, close margins touching frameline
in places, tied by bold 3-ring target with center punch, red "Honolulu U.S.
Postage Paid Apr. 4" circular datestamp on cover to San Francisco, from the
George S. Chase correspondence, used with United States 1863 5c Brown
(76), uncancelled, which is unusual, but evidently the entire cover was
delivered in San Francisco without receiving any arrival markings, this was
probably carried from Honolulu to San Francisco on the Ajax (cleared
Apr. 4, arrived Apr. 15, 1866), skillfully restored opening faults in flap
and along top, not affecting stamps, Very Fine appearance, ex Adm. Harris,
Burrus and Honolulu Advertiser
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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