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Sale 78

ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

U.S. Possessions Singles - Hawaii 1861-63 Issue to 1899 Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1898		() U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1863, 2¢ Carmine Rose, Vertically Laid Paper, #28a, unused, 4 margins, Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1899		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1871, 1¢ Purple, Specimen Overprint, #30S, n.h., in red on pair, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1900		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ Rose Vermilion, Specimen Overprint, #31S, n.h. in red on strip of 3, fresh, scarce, Fine to Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1901		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ Rose Vermilion on Cover to Maui, #31, with negative "HI"cancel, Honolulu Oct 4 c.d.s. along side, m.s. 1864 date, nice piece, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1902		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ Blue, Specimen Overprint, #32S, unused, black overprint, light edge soiling, Fine to Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1903		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1871, 6¢ Yellow Green on Cover to U.S., #33, tied by fancy grid, to New Haven, Conn, G.P.O./HAWNISLDS/Paid All/8-16-76 in red, San Francisco Aug 26 transit in violet, m.s. Sept. 23rd 1876 on reverse, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1904		P U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1871, 18¢ Dull Rose, Plate Proof on Card, #34P4, 4 margins, Very Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1905		o U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1882, 1¢ Blue, Steamer "Planter" Cancel, #37, in violet, May 13 1885, one of 6 steamers owned or operated by Inter Island Steam Navigation Co., cancels are found between 1883 and 1887 and all are rare, Fine to Very Fine. The Planter was wrecked on the island of Niihau on Jan 29, 1886. HPS (2004) cert. Meyer-Harris #364. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1906		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1882, 5¢ Ultramarine, Specimen Overprint, #39S, o.g. in red on strip of 3, paper on back, fresh, scarce, Fine to Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1907		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1882, 5¢ Ultramarine on Advertising Cover, #39, tied by Honolulu Mar 20 1893 duplex cancel, to San Francisco, corner advert. in black for Allen & Robinson, Lumber Merchants, Honolulu, San Francisco receiving cancel on reverse, small soil spot on front, bit of edge wear, still fresh, otherwise Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 1908		P U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1883, 1¢ Green, Plate Proof on Card, #42P4, 4 margins, Very Fine. Scott $225. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1909		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1884, 10¢ Red Brown, Specimen Overprint, #44S, in red on pair (n.h., o.g.), fresh, scarce, Fine to Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1910		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1883, $1 Rose Red, #49, o.g. (slightly dist.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1911		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1883, $1 Rose Red, #49, o.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 1912		o U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1883, $1 Rose Red, #49, target cancel, large copy, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $250. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1913		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1891, 2¢ Dull Violet, Bisect on Piece, #52 var., tied by clear Kahului, Maui Dec 30, 1892 double ring cancel, lovely piece, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1914		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1891, 2¢ Dull Violet, Bisect on Cover, #52 var., tied by Spreckelsville, Maui, H.I. Sept 1, 1893 c.d.s in violet on local cover, Fine to Very Fine. Meyer-Harris #259.04, , a very scarce accepted bisect usage . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 1915		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893 Provisional Government Overprints, #53//73, missing #61B and 66C, o.g. (h.r.), 59 dist. o.g., fresh colors, Fine or better. Scott $994. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1916		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, 5¢ Ultramarine, Red Overprint, Block of 4 With Imprint, #59, n.h., lovely piece, Very Fine. Scott $60 ++. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 1917		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, 10¢ (Both Overprints), 50¢ on Registered A.R. Cover, #61, 68, 72, 4 singles tied to opened envelope (at sides) by faint black target cancels, Honolulu July 19, 1893 c.d.s. in red, San Francisco July 26 transit and Philadelphia Aug 13 arriving cancels on reverse, bit of soiling, scarce usage, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1918		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, 25¢ Dark Violet, Red Overprint on Cover, #64, Fine to very fine tied by "1" cancel with Mar 7, 1894 circular date stamp and multi-bar killer cancel, with San Francisco transit, to Los Angeles, arrival mark on reverse, light vert crease to cover, otherwise fresh, Very Fine Davey type 231.72 cancel. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1919		/ U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, 2¢ Rose Vermilion, Black Overprint, Imprint Block of 4, #65, n.h. (2), l.h. (2), nice piece, Fine. Scott $560 _. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1920		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, 2¢ Rose Vermilion, Black Overprint, Strip of 5, #65, n.h. (offset on gum, counted as o.g.), strip of 5, pinhole in middle stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400+. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1921		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, 50¢ Red, Black Overprint Shifted, #72, o.g. (h.r.), 1893 at top, nice item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1922		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1893, $1 Rose Red, Black Overprint, Block of 4, #73, o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1923		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1894, 2¢ Brown, Specimen Overprint, #75S, o.g. (h.r.), misspelled "Spceimen", Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Pair in our Jan. 2008 sale brought $650. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1924		() U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1894, 2¢ "Flying Goose", #75 var., Unused, copy in vert. imprint margin pair, pos. 43, 48, re-inforced, Fine. Ex Plass lot 1120. Scott $550+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1925		P U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1894, 5¢ Rose Lake, Large Die Proof, #76P1, large format sunken card (6x9 inches), few light age spots at top, still fresh and very scarce, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1926		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1894, 5¢ Rose Lake, on Cover to Argentina, #76, pair tied by Honolulu Oct 28 1896 duplex cancels on #10 envelope to Buenos Aires, endorsed "via New York", San Francisco Nov 5 and New York Nov 10 transit and Buenos Aires DE 18 receiving cancels on reverse, reduced slightly at left, lovely usage to rare destination, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1927		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ Deep Blue, Specimen Overprint, #79S, unused, misspelled "Spceimen", fresh, Fine to Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1928		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1899, 1¢ Dark Green, Specimen Overprint, #80S, n.h., top margin gutter pair, lovely piece, Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1929		S U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1899, 2¢ Rose, Specimen Overprint, #81S, n.h., with punch hole, scarce, Very Fine. From ABNC archives. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1930		U.S.Possessions; Hawaii, 1899, 2¢ "Flying Goose", #81 var., N.h., rich color, Fine. Scott $850. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $403

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