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1893 Provisional Government Issue On Cover

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4246°		1893, 1c Purple, Red Ovpt., No Period After "GOVT" (53b). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 6-8, left stamp the variety, tied by "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun. 3, 1893" double-circle datestamps on cover to Honolulu, well-struck "Hilo, Hawaii Jun. 5, 1893" double-circle datestamp at left (different type), receiving backstamp, some slight toning also affects stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used on cover, ex Peters and Pietsch (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
4247°		1893, 1c Blue, Red Ovpt., No Period After "GOVT" (54b). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 6-8, left stamp the variety, tied by purple "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun. 3, 1893" double-circle datestamps on cover to Honolulu, purple "Hilo, Hawaii Jun. 5, 1893" double-circle datestamp at left (different type), few toned spots affect stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used on cover, ex Peters and Pietsch (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
4248°		1893, 1c Green, Category III Double Red Ovpt. (55f). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Dec. 9, 1893" duplex on 1884 4c Red entire (U3), similarly cancelled, to Leipzig, Germany, neat San Francisco and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, ex Pietsch (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4249°		1893, 2c Brown, Red Ovpt. (56). Almost perfectly centered with huge margins and part imprint selvage at top, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 17, 1898" duplex on cover to Waimea, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp and cover, ex Beardsley and Pietsch (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
4250°		1893, 2c Brown, Red Ovpt., No Period After "Govt" (56b). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 6-8, left stamp the variety, tied by purple "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun. 3, 1893" double-circle datestamp on cover to Honolulu, purple "Hilo, Hawaii Jun. 5, 1893" double-circle datestamp at left (different type), receiving backstamp, some toning also affects stamps, otherwise Fine, scarce used on cover, ex Peters and Pietsch (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
4251°		1893, 2c Dull Violet, Red Ovpt. (57). Single and pair, tied by targets on matching newspaper wrappers to Funchal, Madeira, Hawaiian Gazette Co. corner card, minor foxing, Fine and very scarce pair, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4252°		1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red Ovpt. (58). Rich color, choice centering, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jul. 18, 1893" duplex on cover with "United States Consulate at Honolulu, H.I." corner card with the Honolulu struck by a handstamp, to Gilman Bros. in Boston, San Francisco backstamp, barely reduced at right, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
4253°		1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red Ovpt. (58). Rich color on bright paper, choice centering, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jul. 19, 1893" duplex datestamp on cover to Paris, France, clear "Hawaiian Postal Service" and also "Bureau of General Post Office, Hawaii" handstamps, San Francisco, New York and receiving backstamps, some slight edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
4254°		1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red Ovpt. (58). Rich color, wide and balanced margins, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Aug. 11, 1893" duplex on cover to U.S. Despatch Agency in San Francisco, endorsed "per S.S. Australia", fresh and Extremely Fine, reportedly mailed by E. W. Holdsworth who designed the 1894 Pictorial issue, ex Pietsch (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4255°		1893, 5c Ultramarine, Red Ovpt. (59). Tied by purple target with matching "Naalehu, Hawaii, Jan. 8, 1894" double-circle datestamp (Ty. 282.011) on cover to Fredericton, New Brunswick, Honolulu transit datestamp, San Francisco transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4256°		1893, 5c Ultramarine, Red Ovpt. (59). Horizontal strip of four with part imprint at right, tied by neat strikes of red "Honolulu Hawaii Dec. 12, 1895" double-circle datestamp, matching "R" (Ty. 701) registry handstamp on cover to Chicago, blue "REGISTERED" handstamp with matching Chicago backstamp, backflap removed, otherwise Very Fine, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction