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

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1896 Official Issue continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
4334° bl image1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). Blocks of four, each with "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." double circle, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image) 420.00 325.00
4335° 1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). 53 postally used stamps, all denominations represented incl. five 25c, mixed condition but few Fine-Very Fine 2,675.00 0.00
4336° 1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). 89 used stamps with the "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." double circle, incl. 12 complete sets, few faults to be expected, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine 1,557.50 600.00
4337° c image1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). Complete set, tied by multiple strikes of "Honolulu H.I. Jun. 13 10AM 1900" duplex datestamp and oval on cover to San Francisco, Stevedore company corner card on backflap, receiving backstamp, minor edgewear, 10c stamp light crease and slightly affected from placement at edge

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING SMALL-SIZE COVER BEARING A COMPLETE SET OF THE 1896 OFFICIAL STAMPS.

All of the few known covers with a complete set of the 1896 Officials are philatelically inspired. However, covers with the regular Honolulu postmark are rarer and considered more desirable than covers with the "Foreign Office" favor cancel.

Ex Aall. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000 4,750.00
4338° c image1896, 2c-25c Officials (O1-O6). Complete set, unusually deep rich colors, tied by three strikes of "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." dateless double-circle handstamp on cover to New York, few slightly toned perf tips

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SMALL-SIZE COVER BEARING A COMPLETE SET OF THE 1896 OFFICIAL STAMPS.

It is interesting to note that no complete sets on cover were offered in either the Honolulu Advertiser or Pietsch sales. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000 2,100.00
4339° c image1896, 2c Green (O1). Tied by Honolulu dateless square handstamp on Hawaiian Gazette Co. newspaper wrapper to the Hawaiian Legation, Washington D.C., purple "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I., May 22, 1897" double-circle datestamp (Ty. 501), stamp with three nibbed perfs at left and slight crease, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. 400-500 300.00
4340° c image1896, 2c Green (O1). Choice centering, tied by blurry Honolulu dateless square handstamp on wrapper to Boston, well-struck "Foreign Office, Honolulu, H.I." dateless double-circle handstamp at left, Very Fine, scarce printed-matter usage (Image) 400.00 190.00
4341° c image1896, 5c Black Brown (O2). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jul. 20, 1899" duplex datestamp and oval on "On Hawaiian Government Service. Department of Foreign Affairs" official imprint cover to Concord N.H., with San Francisco and receiving backstamps, trace of additional red cancel on stamp, Very Fine, pretty usage (Image) 450.00 500.00
4342° c image1896, 5c Black Brown (O2). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jun. 8, 1898" duplex on red and blue "Remember the Maine" Patriotic cover to Eugene Or., back of cover with purple "Foreign Postage paid by citizens of Honolulu, American stamps will be good only after you ANNEX HAWAII" three-line handstamp, also with San Francisco and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at right, some wear incl. cover tear at right, some toned spots and light cover crease at bottom left, still Very Fine, beautiful usage (Image) E. 500-750 1,300.00
4343° c image1896, 5c Black Brown (O2). Tied by "Honolulu H.I. Jun. 23, 1898" duplex on "First Reg't Colorado Inf. U.S. Volunteers" imprint cover to Mercersburg Pa., neat San Francisco and receiving backstamps, some cover toning which also affects one perf tip, trivial edgewear, otherwise Fine, ex Pietsch (Image) 450.00 550.00
4344° c image1896, 5c Black Brown (O2). Choice centering, tied by light strike of "Honolulu H.I. Aug. 3, 1899" duplex on cover to St. Louis Mo., backstamps incl. Tacoma Wa., Litchfield Ill. and receiving, address partly crossed out, some slight wear, Very Fine appearance, scarce (Image) 450.00 200.00

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