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U.S. Possession Singles - Guam to Hawaii

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1979		Guam, 1900, 1¢ Paris Exposition Special Printing, #1 var., o.g., red "special surcharge" hs. and pencil "J.M.B." on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Bartels. PF (2008, 1993) certs. Scott $1,000. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1980		Guam, 1900, 2¢ Paris Exposition Special Printing, #2 var., o.g., red "special surcharge" hs., Very Fine. Ex Bartels. PF (2008, 1993) certs. Scott $1,000. Estimate $575-625. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 1981		Guam, 1900, 3¢ Paris Exposition Special Printing, #3 var., o.g., pencil "Spl. surch./J.M. Bartels" notation/signature on reverse, Very Fine. Ex Bartels. PF (2008) cert. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1982		Guam, 1900, 4¢ Paris Exposition Special Printing, #4 var., l.h., with red "special surcharge" hs. and pencil "J.M.B. on reverse", scarce item, Extremely Fine. Ex Bartels. PF (2008, 1993) certs. Scott $1,000. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1983		Guam, 1900, 10¢ Paris Exposition Special Printing, #8 var., o.g., pencil "Spl. surch./J.M. Bartels" notation/signature on reverse, Very Fine. Ex Bartels. PF (2008) cert. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1984		Guam, 1899, $1 Black, Type I, #12, o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 1985		Hawaii, Circa 1852 "Missionary" Cover, #3, tiny right fragment of Missionary stamp is all that is left after being pulled off this ladies cover in transit, it is tied by red "8" in circle, Paid in red and Honolulu Mar 15 U.S. Postage Paid in red, San Francisco, Cal 1 May transit in red, to Harrisburg, PA, sealed tear at left and some soiling, still an affordable "Missionary" cover, Fine. Ex. Van Dyke. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,188
Lot 1986		o Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ Blue, Thin White Paper, Double Impression, #8b, lightly cancelled by San Francisco c.d.s., doubling visible along left side and at bottom, minute thin speck and tiny corner crease, still one of the finest used examples known, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Ex Wilcox, Weill and Pietsch. Scott $4,750. Only 9 examples have been reported . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 1987		() Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ Blue, Thin Bluish Paper, #9, unused, pos. 18, "thin in center", close to large margins, Fine to Very Fine appearance, APEX (2010) cert. Scott $375. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1988		() Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ Blue on Blue, #21, unused, 4 close margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1989		() Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ Black, #23, Unused, Westerberg pl. 8-A-VIII, huge margins all around, "ms. offset" on reverse showing on face, otherwise Very Fine, APS (1996) cert. Scott $300. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1990		() Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ Black, #24, unused, clear to huge margins on 3 sides, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $325. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1991		() Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ Black, #24, unused, plate 7A, type IV, pos. 4, 4 large margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, PF (2002) cert. Scott $325. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1992		() Hawaii, 1865, 1¢ Dark Blue, #25, unused, plate pos. 11-A-VIII, 4 large margins, Very Fine, APEX (2010) cert. Scott $350. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1993		() Hawaii, 1865, 1¢ Dark Blue, #25, unused, 4 close margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1994		() Hawaii, 1865, 2¢ Dark Blue, #26, unused, plate 10A, type 5, pos. 5, large margins all around, Extremely Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1995		Hawaii, 1882, 5¢ Ultramarine Used to Germany, #39, Wells Fargo printed frank in brown on #U4, cancelled with Honolulu target cancels in black, Aug 1, 1887 c.d.s., San Francisco Stm. Ship Aug 10 and New York Aug 18 transit cancels on reverse, Bremen 26/8 87 receiving cancel, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details and photo	Realized $4,830
Lot 1996		Hawaii, 1890, 5¢ Deep Indigo, #52C, n.h., light paper wrinkles, rich color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1997		Hawaii, 1893, 1¢ Red, 2¢ Black Overprints, #55, 66, blocks of 4, #55 (stamps n.h. with imprints) and 66 (n.h. with side imprint), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $375+. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1998		S Hawaii, 1899, 2¢ Rose, Specimen Overprint and Punch, Gutter Block of 18, #81S, n.h. and l.h., gutter re-joined at left, surcharge in blue, with imprints at top, dated stamp Nov 1898 in violet, a showpiece, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 1999		/ Hawaii, Envelope, Wells Fargo & Co's. Express, U.S. 5¢ Entire With Imprint, unused, paid printed frank in brown on #U222, fresh, Very Fine. Ex. Barkhausen. Estimate $100-200. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 2000		/ Hawaii, Envelope, 1884, 2¢ Rose, Blue Inside, #U6, unused entire, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 2001		/ Hawaii, Envelope, 1884, 2¢ Rose, Blue Inside, #U6, unused entire, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 2002		/ Hawaii, Envelope, 1884, 4¢ Red, Blue Inside, #U7, unused entire, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 2003		/ Hawaii, Envelope, 1884, 10¢ Black, Blue Inside, #U9, unused entire, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 2004		/ Hawaii, Envelope, 1893, 10¢ Black, Blue Inside, #U14, unused entire, fresh, scarce item, Very Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 2005		S Hawaii, Revenues, 1910, $5 Vermilion & Violet Blue, Specimen Overprint and Punch, Block of 9, #R15S, o.g., never hinged, n.h., corner with imprint on side and bottom, scarce multiple, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,553

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