The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...
Vessel-Name Markings
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4407° |
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 Forwarded by G. B. Post &
Co. San Francisco. Beautiful full clear strike of octagonal framed
handstamp and "PER BARK 'YANKEE.'" straightline name-of-ship
handstamp (Gregory Ty. AUXSH-SF[PER BARK 'YANKEE.'], Rarity 1RRRR)
on folded printed market and shipping report datelined "Manila, 4th May
1855" to Doench & Stapenhorst in Honolulu, carried entirely outside the
mails, thus no postal markingsEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF PRINTED
MATTER HANDLED BY G. B. POST AND COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE "PER BARK
'YANKEE'" NAME-OF-SHIP HANDSTAMP IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE. Gregory reports
two known strikes of this version and one strike of another different Bark
"Yankee" handstamp. Ex Edwards and Pietsch.
(Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4408° |
|
 Forwarded by G. B. Post &
Co. San Francisco. Mostly complete strike of octagonal framed handstamp
and "PER FRANCES PALMER" straightline name-of-ship handstamp
(Gregory Ty. AUXSH-SF [PER FRANCES PALMER], Rarity 1RRRR) on buff
cover to Henry S. Stark, captain of the R. F. Hoxie, in care of
Harris T. Fitch in Honolulu, backstamped with blue oval of H. K. Cummings &
Co., commission merchants in San Francisco, with original letter datelined
San Francisco, Nov. 14, 1855, regarding business and shipping, sealed tear
at left does not affect markings, flap tears thru sender's ovalA FINE
COVER WITH THE ONLY RECORDED STRIKE OF THE "PER FRANCES PALMER"
NAME-OF-SHIP HANDSTAMP WITHOUT QUOTATION MARKS. Gregory reports only
this cover as an example of the "PER FRANCES PALMER" straightline without
quotation marks around the name of ship. There are four other covers with a
similar marking with quotation marks. Illustrated in Letters of
Gold and Milgram book. Ex "Edwards" and Pietsch. (Image) |
E. 2,500-3,500
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4409° |
|
 "[Sc]hooner/Emeline".
Manuscript ship-name postmark on 1861 2c Pale Rose, Vertically Laid
(28) horizontal pair, full to mostly large margins, vertical crease in
right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, very rare inter-island ship cancel, ex
Honolulu Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 750-1,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4410° |
|
 1883, 2c Rose (43).
Well-centered, cancelled by bold manuscript "Keanau" postmark (Ty.
801, Rarity 1RR) on cover to Punahou, Oahu, perfect strike of blue
"Stmr. Kilauea Hou. Hawaiian Mail Service, Jul. 18, 1884"
double-circle datestamp (Ty. 366, Rarity 1RRRR) and "Honolulu H.I.
Jul. 19" transit datestamp, slightly reduced at leftEXTREMELY FINE.
REPORTED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE "STMR. KILAUEA"
INTER-ISLAND STEAMSHIP DATESTAMP EXTANT. According to Gregory, the
S.S. Kilauea was "an 806-ton wooden hull screw steamer built by
Tibbetts and Sorenson at Honolulu in 1878. She continued in the interisland
trade until past 1900. Until 1885, she was operated by Capt. Hobron for
runs between Honolulu and Kahului. She was transferred to Wilder's
Steamship Company in 1885." Ex Fitzpatrick.
(Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4411° |
|
 1894, 2c Brown (75).
Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Dec. 7 2PM 1897" duplex datestamp and oval grid on
cover to Kapaa, Kauai, red "PER S.S. W. G. HALL" straightline
name-of-ship handstamp, ms. Chinese characters, minor toning, otherwise
Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4412° |
|
 1894, 2c Brown (75).
Two, each tied by "Honolulu H.I. Aug. 1, 2PM, 1898" duplex datestamp and
oval on cover to Kapaa, Kauai, purple "PER S.S. JAMES MAKEE"
straightline handstamp, Chinese characters along right side, cover and
stamps slightly toned, still Fine and very scarce, ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4413° |
|
 1894, 10c Yellow Green
(77). Beautifully centered with right sheet selvage, tied by "Honolulu
H.I. Apr. 1 7PM 1897" duplex datestamp and oval grid on cover to London,
England, purple "S.S. 'Monowai'" straightline name-of-ship
handstamp, receiving backstamp, vertical fold, otherwise Very Fine, ex
Pietsch (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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