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The David Golden Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...

Kamehameha Issue (Scott 6 off cover)

Lot

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Lot Description

211°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Positions 1-4/5-8/9-12, from the top three rows of the pane of 20, block of twelve with sheet margins, full original gum, beautiful fresh color and fine impression, includes Position 3 double transfer, bottom row creased, slight thinning in margins just touches one stamp

THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE AND ONE OF THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, BLOCKS EXTANT.

This and the block of eight in the following lot were cut from the same pane and were seen together in the Ferrars H. Tows collection sold by Carl E. Pelander in October 1948. After the Tows auction, the pieces were sold to Alfred H. Caspary (block of eight) and Admiral Frederic R. Harris (block of twelve). When the Harris and Caspary collections were sold in 1954 and 1957, respectively, no one seized the opportunity to reunite the two. The larger block from the Harris sale went to Harold Leavitt, a California collector, and the small block from Caspary went to Josiah K. Lilly. After the Lilly collection was sold by our firm in 1967, the two blocks were finally reunited and acquired by Alfred J. Ostheimer III. Seen together again for the first time since the 1948 Tows sale, it was observed that someone, presumably Caspary, trimmed off a small part of the sheet margin of the smaller block.

Ex Tows, Adm. Harris, Leavitt, Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser. Mentioned in Meyer-Harris (p. 131) (Image)

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E. 20,000-30,000

CLOSED
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212°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Positions 13-16/17-20, the bottom two rows of the pane, block of eight with sheet margins, full original gum, as bright and fresh as the previous block, the sheet margin has been trimmed very slightly

THIS BLOCK, TOGETHER WITH THE ADJOINING BLOCK OF TWELVE OFFERED IN THE PREVIOUS LOT, FORM THE ORIGINAL PANE OF TWENTY.

The history of this block and its companion from the original pane is given in the previous lot description. In the Caspary sale, this block was described with "faint thinning in 2 small places," but there are no thins in this block, in or out of fluid.

Ex Tows, Caspary, Lilly, Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser. Mentioned in Meyer-Harris (p. 131) (Image)

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E. 15,000-20,000

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212A

Lots 211 and 212 offered as one lot. If a bid for the two lots exceeds the combined bids of each lot offered individually, then lots 211 and 212 will be sold as a unit.

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0.00

SOLD for $32,500.00
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213°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Reconstruction of the complete sheet of twenty consisting of nine pairs and two singles, original gum, bit heavy h.r. due to the reconstruction, seven positions with side selvage, Positions 1-2/5-6 and 9-10 originally formed a block of six, includes Position 3 double transfer, few creases or other flaws

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SHEET OF TWENTY OF THE 1853 13-CENT BOSTON ENGRAVED ISSUE.

Ex Ishikawa. Scott Retail as pairs and singles. (Image)

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19,500.00

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214°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Positions 7-8, horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., huge margins to just clear incl. sheet margin at right, bright color, scissors-cut at bottom between stamps, faint vertical crease in margin at right, Fine-Very Fine appearance, scarce pair (Image)

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2,000.00

SOLD for $750.00
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215°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Position 3 with major double transfer visible in the top label and to the right of "8", original gum, lightly hinged, large even margins, radiant color, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example of this issue and especially desirable with the only double transfer on the plate (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $800.00
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216°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins, rich color, Extremely Fine (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $950.00
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217°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Original gum, h.r., large margins to full at bottom, deep rich color, Extremely Fine (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $800.00
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218°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Original gum, lightly hinged, mostly huge margins incl. sheet margin at left, clear at upper right, detailed impression, tiny corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearance (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $600.00
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219°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Position 3 with major double transfer visible in top label and to the right of "8" (the only double transfer on the plate), original gum, small but full margins, radiant color, Fine, purple backstamp (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $475.00
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220°

1853, 13c Dark Red, Thick White Wove (6). Eleven original gum or part original gum singles, nine have four margins, range of shades, few with small flaws, overall Fine-Very Fine appearance (Image)

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8,250.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
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