Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Position 7 showing breaks in frameline at bottom left, full o.g., large margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at top, fresh with rich bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, a magnificent original gum example, ex Golden.
Scott No. 5; $1,900.
A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1853 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA ISSUE.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1922 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Lot #1923 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Neat face free San Francisco town cancel, ample to mostly large margins, deep color on bright paper, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptional used example of the 1853 5¢ Kamehameha thick paper issue, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5; $1,700.
Lot #1924 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Grid cancel, clear to mostly large margins; light tropicalization, otherwise Very Fine, with 1999 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 5; $1,900.
Lot #1925 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Red Honolulu and black San Francisco town cancels, clear to large margins; couple horizontal creases, Very Fine appearance, with 2012 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 5; $1,900.
Lot #1926 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Bold face-free 7-bar grid cancels, margins clear to just in at top, bright color; small edge thin at top (cert. mentions scuffs & crease in top left corner which erroneous), otherwise Fine, with 2011 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 5; $1,900.
Lot #1927 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Full o.g., ample to large margins, rich deep color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2014 P.S.E. Graded certificate (VF 80).
Scott No. 6; $850.
Lot #1928 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Full o.g., margins mostly large to clear at bottom, rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 2011 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 6; $850.
Lot #1929 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Trace o.g., clear to ample margins; cert. mentions light soiling which seems imperceptible, F.-V.F., with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 6; $850.
Lot #1930 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Without gum, clear margins, rich bright color; cert. mentions oxidation which we find no evidence of, Fine, with 2010 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 6; $850.
Lot #1931 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ dark red, thick white paper. Neat Honolulu town cancel, rich color, ample to large margins; minute margin edge scrape at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, ex Golden, with 2011 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 6; $1,700.
Lot #1932 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red. Type I surcharge, tied on piece by red Honolulu town cancel, margins large to just into frameline at lower right, strong bold color; small surface scrape at bottom right, Fine appearance, an attractive example of the rare 1857 5¢ on 13¢ Provisional Surcharge issue, with 1994 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $10,000.
Lot #1933 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper. Part o.g., ample to large margins; faults including thins and faint crease, Very Fine appearance, with 2012 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 8; $700.
Lot #1934 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper. Neat San Francisco town cancel, clear to large margins, strong color; thins and light crease, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 8; $750.
Lot #1935 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper. Neat San Francisco town cancels, margins ample to shaving framelines; flaws including small thins and tiny edge tears, Fine appearance, with 2012 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 8; $750.
Lot #1936 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper. Manuscript cancel removed and appears to be tied by grid and cogwheel cancel on 1865 cover to Iowa, in combination with U.S. 1863, 5¢ brown, San Francisco & Honolulu cds's; the 5¢ Hawaiian stamp did not originate on this cover, Very Fine appearance, with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8+U.S. 76; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1937 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper. Without gum, clear to ample margins, pristine freshness, F.-V.F. and attractive, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 9; $375.
Lot #1938 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper. Block of 4, full o.g., ample to large margins, rich color on fresh paper; edge nick in bottom right stamp, cert. notes pinholes which we find no evidence of, otherwise Very Fine, with 2011 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 9; $2,000.
Lot #1939 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1861, 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper. San Francisco grid cancels, clear to large margins, strong bright color, Very Fine, with 2010 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 9; $375.
Lot #1940 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1868, 5¢ blue, re-issue. Complete sheet of 20, full o.g., strong color; flaws with small thin and internal tear affecting top right horizontal pair and small thins affecting bottom center pair, otherwise Fine.
Scott No. 10; $925.
Lot #1941 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1889, 5¢ blue, reprint. Corner margin block of 4, o.g., bottom right stamp hinged, others never hinged, ample margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine, with 2010 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 10R; $280.
Lot #1942 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1868, 13¢ orange red, re-issue, overprinted "Specimen". Complete sheet of 20, o.g., never hinged, strong color; couple natural paper inclusions, small margin tear and printing rub affecting position 1, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11SA; $600 for hinged.
Lot #1943 - united states possessions hawaii - 1853-1868 5¢ - 13¢ king kamehameha issues
Hawaii, 1889, 13¢ orange red, reprint. Right margin vertical pair, o.g., hinged at top, bottom never hinged, ample margins; small internal crease in bottom stamp, otherwise Very Fine, with 2010 H.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 11RSC; $450.
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