1893 Provisional Government Issue On Cover
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 4246° |
 |
 1893, 1c Purple, Red Ovpt.,
No Period After "GOVT" (53b). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 6-8,
left stamp the variety, tied by "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun. 3, 1893" double-circle
datestamps on cover to Honolulu, well-struck "Hilo, Hawaii Jun. 5, 1893"
double-circle datestamp at left (different type), receiving backstamp, some
slight toning also affects stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used on
cover, ex Peters and Pietsch (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
275.00 |
| 4247° |
|
 1893, 1c Blue, Red Ovpt., No
Period After "GOVT" (54b). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 6-8,
left stamp the variety, tied by purple "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun. 3, 1893"
double-circle datestamps on cover to Honolulu, purple "Hilo, Hawaii Jun. 5,
1893" double-circle datestamp at left (different type), few toned spots
affect stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used on cover, ex Peters and
Pietsch (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
200.00 |
| 4248° |
|
 1893, 1c Green, Category III
Double Red Ovpt. (55f). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Dec. 9, 1893" duplex on
1884 4c Red entire (U3), similarly cancelled, to Leipzig,
Germany, neat San Francisco and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very
Fine, ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
225.00 |
| 4249° |
|
 1893, 2c Brown, Red Ovpt.
(56). Almost perfectly centered with huge margins and part imprint
selvage at top, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 17, 1898" duplex on cover
to Waimea, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp and cover, ex Beardsley and
Pietsch (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
110.00 |
| 4250° |
|
 1893, 2c Brown, Red Ovpt., No
Period After "Govt" (56b). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 6-8,
left stamp the variety, tied by purple "Hilo, Hawaii, Jun. 3, 1893"
double-circle datestamp on cover to Honolulu, purple "Hilo, Hawaii Jun. 5,
1893" double-circle datestamp at left (different type), receiving
backstamp, some toning also affects stamps, otherwise Fine, scarce used on
cover, ex Peters and Pietsch (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 4251° |
|
 1893, 2c Dull Violet, Red
Ovpt. (57). Single and pair, tied by targets on matching newspaper
wrappers to Funchal, Madeira, Hawaiian Gazette Co. corner card,
minor foxing, Fine and very scarce pair, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
225.00 |
| 4252° |
|
 1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red
Ovpt. (58). Rich color, choice centering, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jul.
18, 1893" duplex on cover with "United States Consulate at Honolulu,
H.I." corner card with the Honolulu struck by a handstamp, to Gilman
Bros. in Boston, San Francisco backstamp, barely reduced at right, Very
Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
425.00 |
| 4253° |
|
 1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red
Ovpt. (58). Rich color on bright paper, choice centering, tied by
"Honolulu H.I. Jul. 19, 1893" duplex datestamp on cover to Paris,
France, clear "Hawaiian Postal Service" and also "Bureau of
General Post Office, Hawaii" handstamps, San Francisco, New York and
receiving backstamps, some slight edgewear, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
350.00 |
| 4254° |
|
 1893, 5c Deep Indigo, Red
Ovpt. (58). Rich color, wide and balanced margins, tied by "Honolulu
H.I. Aug. 11, 1893" duplex on cover to U.S. Despatch Agency in San
Francisco, endorsed "per S.S. Australia", fresh and Extremely Fine,
reportedly mailed by E. W. Holdsworth who designed the 1894 Pictorial
issue, ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
225.00 |
| 4255° |
|
 1893, 5c Ultramarine, Red
Ovpt. (59). Tied by purple target with matching "Naalehu, Hawaii, Jan.
8, 1894" double-circle datestamp (Ty. 282.011) on cover to Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Honolulu transit datestamp, San Francisco transit and
receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
0.00 |
| 4256° |
|
 1893, 5c Ultramarine, Red
Ovpt. (59). Horizontal strip of four with part imprint at right,
tied by neat strikes of red "Honolulu Hawaii Dec. 12, 1895" double-circle
datestamp, matching "R" (Ty. 701) registry handstamp on cover to
Chicago, blue "REGISTERED" handstamp with matching Chicago backstamp,
backflap removed, otherwise Very Fine, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
350.00 |
