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The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...

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1893 Provisional Government Issue Off Cover (Scott 53 thru 72)
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
4226° image1893, 1c Purple, Red Ovpt., No Period After "GOVT" (53b). Position 6, bright color, light strike of duplex cancel, Very Fine and choice, an attractive used example of this variety, ex Pietsch (Image) 210.00 225.00
4227° image1893, 1c Green, Category III Double Red Ovpt. (55f). Rich color, neat strike of purple double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and choice, scarce in used condition, ex Peters and Pietsch (Image) 250.00 225.00
4228° bl image1893, 2c Brown, Red Ovpt. (56). Block of ten with wide natural s.e. at right, Position 11-20, bright color, light strikes of purple "Wailuku, Maui, Oct. 20" circular datestamps, Position 18 with small period after "Govt.", few short perfs and few insignificant toned specks, Very Fine, scarce and attractive multiple, ex Beardsley and Pietsch, Scott Retail as two blocks of four and two singles (Image) 280.00 350.00
4229° image1893, 2c Dull Violet, Red Ovpt., "18 3" (57a). The "9" mostly missing, choice centering with wide margins, rich color, unobtrusive strike of Honolulu circular datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image) 500.00 275.00
4230° image1893, 2c Dull Violet, Category III Double Red Ovpt. (57f). Rich color, wide margins, lightly cancelled by duplex, Very Fine and choice, ex D'Assis and Pietsch (Image) 110.00 225.00
4231° image1893, 2c Dull Violet, Inverted Red Ovpt. (57g). Choice centering with wide margins, rich color, neat strike of Honolulu "2" duplex cancel, few lightly toned perf tips, tiny thin spot at bottom right

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 2-CENT DULL VIOLET WITH INVERTED OVERPRINT.

Ex Spelman, D'Assis and Pietsch. With 1953 P.F. certificate. (Image)

4,500.00 2,000.00
4232° ogbl image1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red Ovpt. (58). Block of six with full imprint in right selvage, original gum, h.r., deep rich color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as block of four and two singles (Image) 70.00 220.00
4233° image1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Category III Double Red Ovpt., One Split Horizontally (58f var). Position 42, easily discernible second overprint, rich color on bright paper, neat strike of Honolulu circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, extremely rare, ex Beardsley and Pietsch, unpriced as used in Scott, which also does not list the split overprint, Scott Retail as unused is $1,250.00) (Image) E. 750-1,000 550.00
4234° image1893, 6c Green, Red Ovpt. (60). Choice centering with selvage at right, cancelled by light strike of red Honolulu registry datestamp, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp (Image) E. 100-150 250.00
4235° og image1893, 10c Black, Partial Double Red Ovpt. (61e var). Second overprint vertically split but only partial, original gum, pulled perf at top right, otherwise Very Fine, ex Honolulu Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 200-300 1,000.00
4236° image1893, 10c Red Brown, Red Overprint Error (61B). Position 34, cancelled by clear strike of "Honolulu, H.I." dateless circle (Ty. 233.528), small thin spot

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 10-CENT RED OVERPRINT ERROR. ONLY ONE SHEET OF FIFTY WAS ISSUED.

Most of the original sheet of fifty was bought by dealer J. H. Makins in 1901, probably on behalf of Henry J. Crocker. The San Francisco earthquake is said to have destroyed eight of the fifty. This is the only used copy plated in the W. R. Beardsley study. It was probably cancelled on a piece of philatelic mail.

Ex Mortimer and Honolulu Advertiser. With 1970 P.F. certificate (Image)

29,000.00 23,000.00

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