HAWAII, 1851, 13c Blue (3).
Crocker Type II, huge margins all around, shows part of frameline from
adjoining stamp at left, rich color, vibrant red "Sugar Cane"
cancel, mounted on thin tissue paper with a small expert repair at
lower leftEXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 13-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" MISSIONARY WITH A BEAUTIFUL CONTRASTING RED CANCEL. ONLY NINE OFF-COVER 13-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" STAMPS ARE RECORDED WITH THE "SUGAR CANE" CANCEL.
Missionary stamps cancelled in red are far more desirable than examples with ordinary black cancellations, although this is not reflected in the Scott Catalogue price quoted.
Census No. 3-II-CAN-105. Ex Ishikawa. With 1977 Jakubek certificate (Image)
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black,
Grayish (16). Plate 3-F, Ty. VI (Westerberg Position 6), large margins
to clear, cancelled by two neat penstrokes and tied by blue "Lahaina
Hawaiian-Islands Mar. 2" circular datestamp on cover to Honolulu, missing
part of top flapVERY FINE. A SCARCE USAGE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK ON GRAYISH NUMERAL ISSUE, TIED BY THE BLUE LAHAINA DATESTAMP AND USED TO HONOLULU.
Ex Homan, Emerson and Haas. (Image)