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

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1894-99 Final Issue (Scott 74 thru 82) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
4299° c image1894, 5c Rose Lake (76). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Sep. 5, 1895" duplex on cholera-fumigated cover (two corners clipped) to Philadelphia, San Francisco and receiving backstamps, filing holes not affecting stamp, Fine, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. 200-300 150.00
4300° c image1894, 5c Rose Lake (76). Tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Nov. 16, 1897" duplex on Interior Department cover to Coban, Guatemala, purple receiving datestamp on face, back with San Francisco, New Orleans and Puerto Barrios transit markings, last with additional straightline "COLLECTION 3:20 P.M." in purple, corner card of "Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry" and imprint at top "On Hawaiian Government Service.", Very Fine, very scarce usage, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. 500-750 225.00
4301° c image1894, 5c Rose Lake (76). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Mar. 4 10AM 1895" duplex datestamp and oval on Hollister Drug. Co. corner card cover to Chicago Ill., Extremely Fine, a lovely and scarce design (Image) E. 300-400 300.00
4302° c image1894, 5c Rose Lake (76). Bright color, selvage at top, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Dec. 9, 1897" duplex on bookseller's return address cover to Washington D.C., transit and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty cover (Image) E. 100-150 170.00
4303° c image1894, 10c Yellow Green (77). Three, tied by red "Honolulu Hawaii Feb. 20, 1900" double-circle datestamps (Ty. 273.01) on registered cover fumigated against bubonic plague and addressed to Funchal, Madeira, all four corners clipped, red "R/1248" (Ty. 703) handstamp, Lisbon and Funchal backstamps, Very Fine, a fantastic usage, the solid "R" Ty. 703 marking is described by Gregory as "quite scarce according to my record and may deserve a rarity rating instead of the scarcity rating I give it", ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. 750-1,000 750.00
4304° c image1894, 10c Yellow Green (77). Used with 1899 5c Blue (82), tied by red "Honolulu Hawaii Oct. 30, 1899" double-circle datestamp (Ty. 281.01) with matching "General Post Office" and "R/9298" (Ty. 703) registry handstamps on cover to Philadelphia Pa., forwarded within city, San Francisco and Philadelphia registry datestamps on back, stamps have been reaffixed, Very Fine, the solid "R" Ty. 703 marking is described by Gregory as "quite scarce according to my record and may deserve a rarity rating instead of the scarcity rating I give it", ex Pietsch (Image) E. 400-500 300.00
4305° c image1894, 12c Blue (78). Tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Nov. 20, 1897" duplex datestamp and oval on cover to Apolda, Germany, sender's "Registered" notation crossed out and presumably sent by regular mail despite blue crayon marks (none of the required markings for registration are present), San Francisco and Apolda backstamps, cover with small tear at left and old tape stain, Fine, scarce usage, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. 200-300 225.00
4306° c image1894, 25c Deep Blue (79). Tied by purple target, matching "Honolulu Hawaii Jun. 22, 1894" double-circle datestamp (Ty. 273.01) with "R" and "A.R." registry handstamps (Ty. 701 and 705) on double-rate cover to St. Joseph Ind., purple San Francisco registry backstamp, Very Fine usage, scarce, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. 200-300 425.00
4307° c image1894, 25c Deep Blue (79). Block of four with selvage at right, used with 10c Yellow Green (77), tied by red "Honolulu Hawaii Jan. 12, 1898" double-circle datestamps (Ty. 273.01) on registered cover to Nuremberg, Germany, matching "R" registry handstamp (Ty. 701), San Francisco, New York and receiving backstamps, New York registry label at bottom right, fresh and Very Fine, scarce multiple properly used on cover to pay the correct registered rate to Germany, ex Ishikawa and Pietsch (Image) E. 400-500 1,300.00
4308° c image1899, 1c Dark Green (80). With left sheet selvage, tied by indistinct Honolulu Ty. 226.52 dateless square handstamp on Manufacturer's Shoe Co. elaborate corner card cover to Waimea, purple "Waimea, Kauai, 22 Nov. 1899" circular datestamp (Ty.255.01) on back, reduced at left slightly into corner card, still Fine, scarce 1c internal printed matter rate and beautiful corner card (Image) E. 200-300 200.00
4309° c image1899, 2c Rose (81). Radiant color, tied by well-struck "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 18, 1899" duplex on red and blue U.S. Flag Patriotic cover to San Francisco, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, handsome pro-annexation usage, ex Pietsch (Image) E. 500-750 1,300.00

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