The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...
Numeral Issues (Scott 14 thru 15)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4067° |
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 1862, 2c Black, Greenish
Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type III, Position 1, enormous margins all
around including top left corner sheet margins, cancelled by bold
jet-black 7-bar square grid (Gregory sqgrid20-7) and part of Lahaina
circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST
USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE
PAPER. In our opinion, this stamp is superior to the four other sound
Extremely Fine used copies we located in Caspary, Honolulu
Advertiser and Pietsch sales, by virtue of its huge margins all
around. Illustrated in Crocker book and presumably ex Crocker. (Image) |
4,750.00
SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4068° |
|
 1862, 2c Black, Greenish
Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type III, Position 1, top sheet margin with
large to enormous margins all around, blue 7-bar square grid cancel
used at Lahaina (Gregory sqgrid20-7, Scarcity 4), small brown spot in top
marginEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1862
2-CENT NUMERAL ON "ROBIN'S EGG" BLUE PAPER. This stamp is one of the
few sound used examples of the 1862 2c Numeral on Greenish Blue paper. The
size of its margins and light blue grid cancel make it one of the most
beautiful copies extant. Ex Caspary and Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
4,750.00
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4069° |
|
 1862, 2c Black, Greenish
Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type V, Position 5, ample margins all around,
perfectly struck blue 7-bar square grid cancel used at Lahaina
(Gregory sqgrid20-7, Scarcity 4), sealed tear at left, otherwise Very Fine,
desirable example of the scarce Plate 3-Gx on "Robin's Egg" Blue paper with
the Lahaina grid, ex Harris, Peters and Pietsch
(Image) |
4,500.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4070° |
|
 1862, 2c Black, Greenish
Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type IX, Position 9, large even margins, strong
paper color, unusual manuscript spokes cancel, barely noticeable sealed
tear at top and faint toned spot, otherwise Extremely Fine, very scarce (Image) |
4,500.00
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4071° |
|
 1862, 2c Black, Greenish
Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type I, Position 3, ample to large margins, ms.
cancel, strong paper color, tiny tear at top left and tiny thin spot,
otherwise Very Fine, illustrated in Westerberg plating, ex Honolulu
Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
4,500.00
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4072° |
 |
 1862, 2c Black, Greenish
Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type X, Position 10, three clear to large
margins, in at bottom, tied by greenish-blue "Lahaina Hawaiian-Islands Dec.
19" (1862) circular datestamp on small cover to Rev. Sereno Bishop at Hana
on East Maui, reduced from opening at left, the cover is repaired but the
stamp is sound except for a small tear and creaseFINE APPEARANCE. THE
1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON "ROBIN'S EGG" BLUE PAPER IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE ON
COVER. Ex Adm. Harris, Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser. Scott
value for No. 14 on cover is $7,750.00.
(Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4073° |
|
 1863, 1c Black, Grayish
(15). Plate 4-A, Type IV, Position 4, large even margins, perfectly
struck square grid cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1863 ONE-CENT
NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN SOUND USED
CONDITION. Ex Wilcox (Image) |
1,500.00
SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4074° |
|
 1863, 1c Black, Grayish
(15). Plate 4-B, Type VI, Position 6, large margins, cancelled by
mostly complete "(San) Francisco Cal. Ju(l?) 30, 1865" double-circle
datestamp, expertly rebacked over thin spotsEXTREMELY FINE
APPEARANCE. A RARE USE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO DATESTAMP TO CANCEL THE 1863
ONE-CENT NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER. The 1c Numeral was typically used
on local or inter-island mail. The presence of the San Francisco datestamp
on this example indicates it was used to make up part of the Hawaiian 5c
rate. Ex Crocker, Atherton and Pietsch.
(Image) |
1,500.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4075° |
|
 1863, 1c Black, Grayish
(15). Plate 4-A, Type VII, Position 7, ample to full margins, square
grid cancel, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, extremely scarce in
used condition, ex Ishikawa and Honolulu Advertiser, with 1978 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
1,500.00
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4076° |
|
 1863, 1c Black, Grayish
(15). Plate 4-B, Type I, Position 1, huge margins all around, tied by
square grid cancel on large part of cover front with mostly complete
address to Father Modeste at the Catholic Mission in Honolulu, the piece is
repaired but the stamp is sound and superbEXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND
PRESENTABLE USED PIECE. THE 1863 ONE-CENT BLACK NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER IS
EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN USED CONDITION AND THIS PIECE MAY BE AS CLOSE TO A
COVER AS EXISTS. As a measure of rarity, neither the Caspary nor
Honolulu Advertiser collections contained a cover bearing the 1863
1c Black on Grayish (Scott 15). This piece was part of the Atherton
collection for years until Charles J. Pietsch III acquired it. A complete
cover may not exist. Ex Crocker, Atherton and Pietsch (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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