The David Golden Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...

**Kamehameha III Issue (Scott 8)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
274°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Horizontal strip of four, unused (no gum), large margins mostly all around, clear at left, sealed tears at top and right, soiled at right, otherwise Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple of the 5c Second Printing (no blocks are known), ex Ishikawa and Honolulu Advertiser, Scott Retail as two pairs (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,300.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
275°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Horizontal strip of three, left stamp Position 2 line thru "Honolulu, unused (no gum), large margins all around, small ink offset on back of Position 2, fresh and Extremely Fine, multiples of the 5c Second Printing are extremely rare (the largest are strips of four, no blocks known), ex Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser, Scott Retail as pair and single with plate variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,325.00 SOLD for $6,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
276°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Positions 13-16, horizontal strip of four, large margins to just touched, red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Sep. 3" large circular datestamp at left, right pair uncancelled, small sealed tears at upper left, top (second stamp from left) and at right FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- OF THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING. This is believed to be the only used strip of four extant. Pictured in Meyer-Harris (p. 130) on its original quadruple-rate cover, from which it was removed. Ex Adm. Harris and Honolulu Advertiser (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
277°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Horizontal pair, large margins to full, bright shade, tied by red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Jun. 18" circular datestamp on piece, small corner creases at bottom corners, Very Fine appearance, scarce used pair, ex King Farouk, the pair is listed but unpriced in Scott, Scott Retail as used singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
278°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Horizontal pair, huge margins incl. sheet margin at right, in at bottom left, bright color, tied by red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Jun. 18" circular datestamp on piece, left stamp light corner crease at lower left, Fine-Very Fine appearance, listed but unpriced in Scott as a pair, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
279°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Huge margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, bright shade, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), large margins to just in, light crease at top right, tied together by light strike of San Francisco circular datestamp, Very Fine, attractive, a full cover with this combination catalogues $10,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
280°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove, Thin Bluish Wove (8, 9). One unused and one used of first, unused pair and three singles of second, few original gum, all unused with four margins, some faults incl. bit heavily thinned, still Fine-Very Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,925.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
281°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove, Double Impression (8b). Unused (no gum), large margins to just in at lower left, showing clear doubling of the entire design, small corner crease and internal tear at top left, diagonal tear at right FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING WITH A STRONG DOUBLE IMPRESSION. ONLY NINE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED. According to Fred Gregory, at least two sheets of 20 were doubly printed. On stamps from one sheet the double impression is visible along the left side of the design. On stamps from the second sheet the doubling is visible across the entire design. Most double impressions occur when the first impression is made and found to be inadequate. The paper is then put in the press a second time, where it receives the heavier impression. It is a common misconception that the weaker impression is the second one. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
282°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove, Double Impression (8b). Unused (no gum), full even margins, shows strong doubling of the entire impression, slightly thinned, faint crease, some brown ink spots on back show thru faintly VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING WITH A STRONG DOUBLE IMPRESSION. ONLY NINE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED. According to Fred Gregory, at least two sheets of 20 were doubly printed. On stamps from one sheet the double impression is visible along the left side of the design. On stamps from the second sheet the doubling is visible across the entire design. Ex Atherton and Honolulu Advertiser (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
283°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Huge margins to barely touched incl. part of adjoining stamp at left and sheet margin at right, uncancelled, red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Dec. 3" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Miss E. D. Turrill, in care of D. P. Belknap in San Francisco, clearly struck "Ship 5" handstamp and "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 19, 1861" double-circle datestamp, stamp with tear at right mostly in margin VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE USE OF THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING ON COVER TO SAN FRANCISCO WITH "SHIP 5" DUE MARKING. This cover was carried on the American whaling ship Harrison, which departed Honolulu on Dec. 3, 1861, and arrived in San Francisco on Dec. 18. Mail was postmarked at San Francisco on the following day. The addressee is believed to be the daughter of Joel Turrill, a prominent attorney and congressman from Oswego, New York. He had served as U.S. Consul to the Hawaiian Islands (1845-50). In the financial crisis of 1857 he lost all of his property, and he died in December 1859. This cover was addressed to her in care of D. P. Belknap, a prominent San Francisco resident. Belknap presumably paid the 5c incoming ship-letter postage. A cover from the same correspondence, which was forwarded with three U.S. 1c stamps, was sold in our Wagshal Part 4 sale (Sale 1006, lot 1372) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
284°		1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Position 2 with line thru "Honolulu" at left, large to ample margins, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17), large margins to just barely in outer frameline at upper left, intense shade, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Apr. 21" (1858) circular datestamp on cover to Miss Mary Hastings in South Hadley Mass., stamps uncancelled when they left Honolulu, both tied by light strike of "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5" circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA SECOND PRINTING FROM POSITION 2 -- THE LINE THRU "HONOLULU" TRANSFER VARIETY -- AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE. This cover was carried on the schooner Liholiho, which departed Honolulu on Apr. 26, 1858 (mail was datestamped on Apr. 21) and arrived in San Francisco on May 21 (mail for the East Coast was datestamped on June 5). Ex Col. Green. Signed Ashbrook. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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