Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2005 Rarities of the World, Part Two continued...

**Hawaiian Mails**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
580		Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Nov. 16. Bold red strike of circular datestamp on cover to Perry Me., red "San Francisco Cal. 12 Paid Dec. 12, 1859" integral-rate circular datestamp (10c transcontinental rate plus 2c ship fee), mostly complete "OVERLAND" straightline handstamp, minor toning, otherwise Very Fine, very few covers from Hawaii exist with the "Overland" straightline indicating Butterfield Southern Route (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,200.00
581		10c Green (68). Wide margins and choice centering, trivial corner crease, tied by circle of wedges cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 25" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire from Hawaii to Springfield Vt., bold black "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 13" circular datestamp, mostly clear strike of red "Hawaiian Steam Service double-line oval handstamp, very slightly toned, Very Fine, attractive Pacific Mail Steamship Co. contract-mail usage at 10c rate (3c entire was wasted) with scarce "Hawaiian Steam Service" oval applied in San Francisco (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,600.00
582		Hawaii, 1871, 6c Yellow Green (33). Tied by three-ring patent cancel with tiny circles in center, Honolulu Apr. 4, 1878 backstamp, used with horizontal pair of 3c Green (158), tied (between perfs) by quartered corks, magenta "San Francisco Paid All Apr. 15" datestamp on cover to Bremen, Germany, scarce "New York * British Transit * D" backstamp, and Bremen receiving backstamp, right 3c stamp with small corner crease, minor edgewear, Very Fine, attractive combination franking overpaying the 5c U.P.U. rate by 1c, ex Juhring and Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,200.00
583		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on 5c Brown entire (U222) to Honolulu, faint "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb. ?" purple oval datestamp, some adhesive remnants on back (paste-up?), tiny filing pinholes, Very Fine, extremely scarce Wells, Fargo & Co. franked entire for Hawaiian express service, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,700.00
584		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unaddressed 5c Brown entire (U222), paste-up usage, "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Oct. 11, 1887" purple oval datestamp, minor toning at edges, Very Fine, scarce Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaiian Express franked entire, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,250.00
585		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused legal-size 10c Chocolate entire (U189), return address imprint at left, Extremely Fine, this is a very rare franked entire, an unused example in the Advertiser sale realized $3,000 hammer (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,900.00
586		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused Hawaii 1884 5c Blue, Blue Inside entire (U8), two small mounting marks on back VERY FINE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY HAWAIIAN EXPRESS ENTIRES. Fewer than 15 examples of this Wells, Fargo & Co. franked No. U8 entire are known. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,500.00

Hawaiian Mails

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

580

Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Nov. 16. Bold red strike of circular datestamp on cover to Perry Me., red "San Francisco Cal. 12 Paid Dec. 12, 1859" integral-rate circular datestamp (10c transcontinental rate plus 2c ship fee), mostly complete "OVERLAND" straightline handstamp, minor toning, otherwise Very Fine, very few covers from Hawaii exist with the "Overland" straightline indicating Butterfield Southern Route (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,200.00

581

10c Green (68). Wide margins and choice centering, trivial corner crease, tied by circle of wedges cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 25" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire from Hawaii to Springfield Vt., bold black "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 13" circular datestamp, mostly clear strike of red "Hawaiian Steam Service double-line oval handstamp, very slightly toned, Very Fine, attractive Pacific Mail Steamship Co. contract-mail usage at 10c rate (3c entire was wasted) with scarce "Hawaiian Steam Service" oval applied in San Francisco (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,600.00

582

Hawaii, 1871, 6c Yellow Green (33). Tied by three-ring patent cancel with tiny circles in center, Honolulu Apr. 4, 1878 backstamp, used with horizontal pair of 3c Green (158), tied (between perfs) by quartered corks, magenta "San Francisco Paid All Apr. 15" datestamp on cover to Bremen, Germany, scarce "New York * British Transit * D" backstamp, and Bremen receiving backstamp, right 3c stamp with small corner crease, minor edgewear, Very Fine, attractive combination franking overpaying the 5c U.P.U. rate by 1c, ex Juhring and Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,200.00

583

Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on 5c Brown entire (U222) to Honolulu, faint "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb. ?" purple oval datestamp, some adhesive remnants on back (paste-up?), tiny filing pinholes, Very Fine, extremely scarce Wells, Fargo & Co. franked entire for Hawaiian express service, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,700.00

584

Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unaddressed 5c Brown entire (U222), paste-up usage, "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Oct. 11, 1887" purple oval datestamp, minor toning at edges, Very Fine, scarce Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaiian Express franked entire, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,250.00

585

Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused legal-size 10c Chocolate entire (U189), return address imprint at left, Extremely Fine, this is a very rare franked entire, an unused example in the Advertiser sale realized $3,000 hammer (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,900.00

586

Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused Hawaii 1884 5c Blue, Blue Inside entire (U8), two small mounting marks on back

VERY FINE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY HAWAIIAN EXPRESS ENTIRES.

Fewer than 15 examples of this Wells, Fargo & Co. franked No. U8 entire are known. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,500.00