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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 363° |
 Henry M. Whitney. First Postmaster of Hawaii, Newspaper Publisher and Printer. Bound volume of letterpress copies of correspondence dating from May 16, 1863, to February 10, 1866, 521 pp total, a
fascinating chronological review of Postmaster Whitney's affairs, with numerous references to ships' sailings and covering many subjects of significant historical interest, for example: a June 1, 1863, description of the current Hawaiian postage
stamps accompanying samples requested by a F. Harper Jr., numerous supply requests ("100 Novels (Omit Les Miserables, I have a lot of them"), an acknowledgement of payment with the remark "I thank you for your promptness, for printers
generally have to wait the convenience of their patrons", a June 25, 1864, letter to Rev. Henry W. Bellows, excellent content expressing appreciation of Bellows's efforts to aid soldiers thru the Sanitary Commission, original Hawaiian source
documents are exceedingly scarce outside institutions and archives (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 1,500.00 | |
| 364° |
 1851, 2c Blue (1). Crocker Type I, the left-hand position in form, very lightly canceled by red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid" circular datestamp, full margins, bright color and fresh, expert invisible repair at
lower right cornerAN EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE STAMPS There are fifteen confirmed examples of the Hawaiian 2c Missionary stamp. Of these, four are part of museum collections, and another five are part of the Honolulu Advertiser collection. Thus, only six copies of the 2c Missionary remain in private hands, of which half are Type I stamps and all have repairs. This superb example was described in the Admiral Harris sale (Part I) as the "nearest known to uncancelled." While the Advertiser collection does contain an unused 2c Missionary, the stamp offered here is the most lightly canceled among the used examples. The design is free of any obtrusive marks or cancellations, and, therefore, this stamp is a rarity among rarities. Formerly in the collections of F. W. Ayer, Mirabaud, Kosack, Duveen, Lapham, Potts and Harris. Listed as number 12 in the Meyer-Harris survey and illustrated as Figure 33 on page 96 (Image Magnifier) |
200,000.00 | 137,500.00 | |
| 365° |  |
 1851, 13c Blue (3). Crocker Type II, unused, full even margins, rich color and strong impression, minute pinpoint of ornamention pierces paper (described in the Harris sale as a pinhole)EXTREMELY FINE AND AMONG THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF A MISSIONARY STAMP IN EXISTENCE Ex Colonel E. H. R. Green and Admiral Harris collections. Illustrated in the Meyer-Harris book as Figure 38 on page 96 (Image Magnifier) |
17,500.00 | 23,000.00 |
| 366° |
 1851, 13c Blue (3). Crocker Type I, large to huge margins, bright color, completely sound, tied by bold red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 21" circular datestamp on piece with part addressA REMARKABLE AND ABSOLUTELY SUPERB MISSIONARY, DESCRIBED IN THE 1957 CASPARY SALE BY THE LATE HERBERT BLOCH AS "UNQUESTINABLY THE FINEST MISSONARY STAMP IN EXISTENCE" The same Caspary catalogue entry also described a faint bend at bottom, but we find no evidence in fluid that this has affected the Missionary stamp in any way. This stamp realized $4,750 in the Caspary sale. In comparison, a 2c Missionary in the same auction realized $5,250, only slightly more. Scott Catalogue value quoted is for average repaired examples (Image Magnifier) |
9,000.00 | 32,500.00 | |
| 367° |
 1851, 13c Blue (3). Crocker Type II, huge margins all around, shows part of frameline from adjoining stamp at left, rich color, vibrant red fancy cancel, mounted on thin tissue paper with a small expert
repair at lower leftEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE WITH A LOVELY CONTRASTING RED CANCEL Missionary stamps canceled in red are far more desirable than examples with ordinary black cancellations, although this is not reflected in the Scott Catalogue price quoted. With Jakubek certificate (Image Magnifier) |
9,000.00 | 13,500.00 | |
| 368° |  |
 1859, 2c Light Blue on Bluish White (13). Ty. VII, Pos. 7, Plate 3-A, large margins all around, tied by bold "Collectors Office, Hilo, Hawaii" oval handstamp on cover to Clover Ranch at Kau, endorsed
"Business of Interior D.B.L.", faint overall toning and small stain to right of stamp, a bit reduced at left, the stamp is Very Fine and the cover attractive, a rare usage (Image Magnifier) |
3,500.00 | 5,250.00 |
| 369° | |
 1863, 2c Black on Grayish (16). Large margins, slightly toned, small nick at bottom, tied by lightly struck but mostly complete Lahaina Customs House blue circular handstamp with rigged ship
at center and negative lettering, on mostly complete folded cover to Honolulu, bottom flap missing, Fine and rare cancellation (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 2,800.00 |
| 370° |
 The Kingdom of Hawaii. A two-volume collection, beginning with a selection of approx. forty Fine-Very FIne unused stamps: Nos. 5, 6, 11, 15, 16, 21, 32, 47-49, etc., also No. 8 tied on piece with U.S. No.
17, and No. 29 in sheet of fifteen. As collateral, there are three autographs of King David Kalakaua including an autographed card attached to an 1879 ALS from Elisha Allen on Hawaiian Legation stationery, a 3pp 1886 LS on his stationery, in
addition to a small card with gold coat of arms with an ANS. The stamps and manuscript material are mounted on pages, with hand-painted title page, all in an elegant custom-made album, bound in leather, with slip case. Volume 2 is a matching leather
slip case housing three Kamehameha land deeds dated 1851, 1855 and 1867. A beautiful lot with very scarce Hawaiian historical documents (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 7,000.00 | |
| 371° | |
 PHILIPPINES, 1907, 1c-$5.00 Special Printing (226/240, E2A). The complete set of Special Printings less postage dues, all o.g. with h.r., a couple with thins or reperfed, 50c & $5.00 s.e., generally
VG-Fine, an extremely rare set printed for the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1907, each stamp with P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
9,500.00 | 3,500.00 |
| 372° |  |
 1925, 20c Special Delivery,
Imperforate (E6). Complete right pane of 50 from plate F113811, Mint, Very Fine, one of the few panes still intact, Scott Retail as singles quoted (Image Magnifier) |
875.00 | 750.00 |