The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...
1896 Official Issue continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4334° |
 |
 1896, 2c-25c Officials
(O1-O6). Blocks of four, each with "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I."
double circle, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image) |
420.00
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4335° |
|
1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). 53 postally used stamps, all
denominations represented incl. five 25c, mixed condition but few Fine-Very
Fine |
2,675.00
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4336° |
|
1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). 89 used stamps with the "Foreign
Office, Honolulu, H.I." double circle, incl. 12 complete sets, few faults
to be expected, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine |
1,557.50
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4337° |
 |
 1896, 2c-25c Officials
(O1-O6). Complete set, tied by multiple strikes of "Honolulu H.I. Jun.
13 10AM 1900" duplex datestamp and oval on cover to San Francisco,
Stevedore company corner card on backflap, receiving backstamp, minor
edgewear, 10c stamp light crease and slightly affected from placement at
edgeVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING SMALL-SIZE COVER BEARING A
COMPLETE SET OF THE 1896 OFFICIAL STAMPS. All of the few known covers
with a complete set of the 1896 Officials are philatelically inspired.
However, covers with the regular Honolulu postmark are rarer and considered
more desirable than covers with the "Foreign Office" favor cancel. Ex
Aall. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4338° |
|
 1896, 2c-25c Officials
(O1-O6). Complete set, unusually deep rich colors, tied by three
strikes of "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." dateless double-circle
handstamp on cover to New York, few slightly toned perf tipsVERY
FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SMALL-SIZE COVER BEARING A COMPLETE SET OF THE
1896 OFFICIAL STAMPS. It is interesting to note that no complete sets
on cover were offered in either the Honolulu Advertiser or Pietsch
sales. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4339° |
|
 1896, 2c Green (O1).
Tied by Honolulu dateless square handstamp on Hawaiian Gazette Co.
newspaper wrapper to the Hawaiian Legation, Washington D.C., purple
"Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I., May 22, 1897" double-circle
datestamp (Ty. 501), stamp with three nibbed perfs at left and slight
crease, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4340° |
|
 1896, 2c Green (O1).
Choice centering, tied by blurry Honolulu dateless square handstamp on
wrapper to Boston, well-struck "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." dateless
double-circle handstamp at left, Very Fine, scarce printed-matter usage (Image) |
400.00
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4341° |
|
 1896, 5c Black Brown
(O2). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jul. 20, 1899" duplex datestamp and oval
on "On Hawaiian Government Service. Department of Foreign Affairs"
official imprint cover to Concord N.H., with San Francisco and receiving
backstamps, trace of additional red cancel on stamp, Very Fine, pretty
usage (Image) |
450.00
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4342° |
|
 1896, 5c Black Brown
(O2). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jun. 8, 1898" duplex on red and blue
"Remember the Maine" Patriotic cover to Eugene Or., back of cover
with purple "Foreign Postage paid by citizens of Honolulu, American stamps
will be good only after you ANNEX HAWAII" three-line handstamp, also with
San Francisco and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at right, some
wear incl. cover tear at right, some toned spots and light cover crease at
bottom left, still Very Fine, beautiful usage
(Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4343° |
|
 1896, 5c Black Brown
(O2). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jun. 23, 1898" duplex on "First Reg't
Colorado Inf. U.S. Volunteers" imprint cover to Mercersburg Pa., neat
San Francisco and receiving backstamps, some cover toning which also
affects one perf tip, trivial edgewear, otherwise Fine, ex Pietsch (Image) |
450.00
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4344° |
|
 1896, 5c Black Brown
(O2). Choice centering, tied by light strike of "Honolulu H.I. Aug. 3,
1899" duplex on cover to St. Louis Mo., backstamps incl. Tacoma Wa.,
Litchfield Ill. and receiving, address partly crossed out, some slight
wear, Very Fine appearance, scarce
(Image) |
450.00
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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