The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...
1893 Provisional Government Issue Off Cover (Scott 53 thru 72)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 4226° |
|
 1893, 1c Purple, Red
Ovpt., No Period After "GOVT" (53b). Position 6, bright color, light
strike of duplex cancel, Very Fine and choice, an attractive used example
of this variety, ex Pietsch (Image) |
210.00
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4227° |
|
 1893, 1c Green, Category
III Double Red Ovpt. (55f). Rich color, neat strike of purple
double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and choice, scarce in used condition, ex
Peters and Pietsch (Image) |
250.00
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4228° |
 |
 1893, 2c Brown, Red Ovpt.
(56). Block of ten with wide natural s.e. at right, Position 11-20,
bright color, light strikes of purple "Wailuku, Maui, Oct. 20" circular
datestamps, Position 18 with small period after "Govt.", few short perfs
and few insignificant toned specks, Very Fine, scarce and attractive
multiple, ex Beardsley and Pietsch, Scott Retail as two blocks of four and
two singles (Image) |
280.00
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4229° |
|
 1893, 2c Dull Violet, Red
Ovpt., "18 3" (57a). The "9" mostly missing, choice centering with wide
margins, rich color, unobtrusive strike of Honolulu circular datestamp,
Extremely Fine (Image) |
500.00
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4230° |
|
 1893, 2c Dull Violet,
Category III Double Red Ovpt. (57f). Rich color, wide margins, lightly
cancelled by duplex, Very Fine and choice, ex D'Assis and Pietsch (Image) |
110.00
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4231° |
|
 1893, 2c Dull Violet,
Inverted Red Ovpt. (57g). Choice centering with wide margins, rich
color, neat strike of Honolulu "2" duplex cancel, few lightly toned perf
tips, tiny thin spot at bottom rightEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE
USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 2-CENT DULL VIOLET WITH INVERTED
OVERPRINT. Ex Spelman, D'Assis and Pietsch. With 1953 P.F.
certificate. (Image) |
4,500.00
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4232° |
 |
 1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red
Ovpt. (58). Block of six with full imprint in right selvage,
original gum, h.r., deep rich color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely
Fine, Scott Retail as block of four and two singles
(Image) |
70.00
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4233° |
|
 1893, 5c Deep Indigo,
Category III Double Red Ovpt., One Split Horizontally (58f var).
Position 42, easily discernible second overprint, rich color on bright
paper, neat strike of Honolulu circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice,
extremely rare, ex Beardsley and Pietsch, unpriced as used in Scott, which
also does not list the split overprint, Scott Retail as unused is
$1,250.00) (Image) |
E. 750-1,000
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4234° |
|
 1893, 6c Green, Red Ovpt.
(60). Choice centering with selvage at right, cancelled by light
strike of red Honolulu registry datestamp, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp
(Image) |
E. 100-150
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4235° |
 |
 1893, 10c Black, Partial
Double Red Ovpt. (61e var). Second overprint vertically split but only
partial, original gum, pulled perf at top right, otherwise Very Fine, ex
Honolulu Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4236° |
|
 1893, 10c Red Brown, Red
Overprint Error (61B). Position 34, cancelled by clear strike of
"Honolulu, H.I." dateless circle (Ty. 233.528), small thin spotVERY
FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 10-CENT RED
OVERPRINT ERROR. ONLY ONE SHEET OF FIFTY WAS ISSUED. Most of the
original sheet of fifty was bought by dealer J. H. Makins in 1901, probably
on behalf of Henry J. Crocker. The San Francisco earthquake is said to have
destroyed eight of the fifty. This is the only used copy plated in the W.
R. Beardsley study. It was probably cancelled on a piece of philatelic
mail. Ex Mortimer and Honolulu Advertiser. With 1970 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
29,000.00
SOLD for $23,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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