Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

Numeral Issue (2c Light Blue on Bluish White, Scott 13)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

344°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 1-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 8), large margins all around, deep rich color, tied by two strikes of red "LAUP/HILO" (Laupahoehoe) handstamp, some slight gum toning in margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE "LAUP/HILO" HAND-CARVED TOWN POSTMARK. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THIS DISTINCTIVE AND UNUSUAL HAWAIIAN TOWN MARKING ARE RECORDED, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE GOLDEN COLLECTION.

The "LAUP/HILO" marking comes from the Laupahoehoe post office in the North Hilo district on the island of Hawaii. Laupahoehoe means "smooth lava tongue" in Hawaiian. We record only three examples of this highly unusual and elaborate marking: 1) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type IV, tied on piece by two strikes, the example offered here, ex Worthington, Caspary, Boker and Ishikawa, 2) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type V, tied on piece by single strike, ex Caspary, offered in this sale as lot 345, and 3) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type III, originally part of a plate reconstruction in the Tows sale (lot 421A), later affixed to a cover and offered in the Ishikawa sale (also ex Van Dyke), offered in this sale as lot 346.

Ex Worthington, Caspary, Boker and Ishikawa. (Image)

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E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $25,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

345°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 1-A, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), large margins to just clear at lower right, tied on small piece by perfect strike of red "LAUP/HILO" (Laupahoehoe) handstamp, slight gum toning

VERY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE "LAUP/HILO" HAND-CARVED TOWN POSTMARK. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THIS DISTINCTIVE AND UNUSUAL HAWAIIAN TOWN MARKING ARE RECORDED, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE GOLDEN COLLECTION.

The "LAUP/HILO" marking comes from the Laupahoehoe post office in the North Hilo district on the island of Hawaii. Laupahoehoe means "smooth lava tongue" in Hawaiian. We record only three examples of this highly unusual and elaborate marking: 1) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type IV, tied on piece by two strikes, offered in this sale as lot 344, ex Worthington, Caspary, Boker and Ishikawa, 2) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type V, tied on piece by single strike, ex Caspary, the example offered here, and 3) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type III, originally part of a plate reconstruction in the Tows sale (lot 421A), later affixed to a cover and offered in the Ishikawa sale (also ex Van Dyke), offered in this sale as lot 346.

Ex Caspary. With 1963 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $21,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

346°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 1-A, Type III (Westerberg Position 1), large margins, clear strike of red "LAUP/HILO" (Laupahoehoe) handstamp, small expert repair, trivial thin spot and faint scoring line at upper right

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE "LAUP/HILO" HAND-CARVED TOWN POSTMARK. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THIS DISTINCTIVE AND UNUSUAL HAWAIIAN TOWN MARKING ARE RECORDED, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE GOLDEN COLLECTION.

The "LAUP/HILO" marking comes from the Laupahoehoe post office in the North Hilo district on the island of Hawaii. Laupahoehoe means "smooth lava tongue" in Hawaiian. We record only three examples of this highly unusual and elaborate marking: 1) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type IV, tied on piece by two strikes, offered in this sale as lot 344, ex Worthington, Caspary, Boker and Ishikawa, 2) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type V, tied on piece by single strike, ex Caspary, offered in this sale as lot 345, and 3) Scott No. 13, Plate 1-A, Type III, originally part of a plate reconstruction in the Tows sale (lot 421A), later affixed to a cover and offered in the Ishikawa sale (also ex Van Dyke), the example offered here.

This stamp has a fascinating history. It first appeared as part of a plate reconstruction in the October 1948 auction of the Tows collection (lot 421A). It was exhibited on cover as part of the Van Dyke collection at the Hawaiian Philatelic Exhibition in November 1968. Van Dyke claimed to have acquired it eight years prior (on cover) from the estate of Dr. Wetmore, a Hilo physician. This stamp is also mentioned as being on cover in Hawaiian Town Marks, 1850-1900 by E. J. Burns and was offered as such in a Siegel sale on June 23, 1971. Its next appearance at auction, also on cover, was in the 1980 sale of the Ishikawa collection. The item was subsequently acquired by Mr. Golden and removed from the cover.

Ex Tows, Van Dyke and Ishikawa. Accompanied by cover to which it was once affixed. (Image)

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E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

347°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 1-A, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), full to large margins all around, deep shade, light strike of red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Aug." circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE LIGHTLY CANCELLED BY THE RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP.

Examples of the 2c Blue Numeral with handstamped cancellations are considerably more desirable than pen-cancelled copies.

Ex Middendorf and Ishikawa. With 1974 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

348°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), unused (no gum), large margins to full, faint horizontal crease above the large numeral, light soiling at left, still Extremely Fine appearance, a scarce unused example of this issue, ex Ishikawa, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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6,250.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

349°

1859, 2c Dark Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), full even margins all around, dark shade, cancelled by neat strike of red "Postage Paid" oval handstamp

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL WITH THE RED "POSTAGE PAID" HANDSTAMP OF HONOLULU.

Examples of the 2c Blue Numeral with handstamped cancellations are considerably more desirable than pen-cancelled copies.

Ex Ferrary (purple trefoil handstamp) and Ishikawa. With 1974 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $10,500.00
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350°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), clear margins, rich color nicely complemented by full clear strike of red square grid cancel

FINE. A DESIRABLE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE CANCELLED BY THE RED SQUARE GRID.

Examples of the 2c Blue Numeral with handstamped cancellations are considerably more desirable than pen-cancelled copies.

Ex Adler. (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $11,500.00
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351°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), large to huge margins, bright color, tied by square grid on large piece to Honolulu, light diagonal crease entirely in margin at upper left, minor wrinkling at upper right

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE.

Scott Retail for No. 13 on a full cover is $12,500.00. Scott Retail as off cover (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $6,750.00
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352°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), large margins to barely touched, tied by "Collector's Office, Hilo Hawaii" oval handstamp on blue piece

FRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL CANCELLED BY THE HILO COLLECTOR'S OFFICE OVAL HANDSTAMP.

The Collector's Office oval is much rarer on the Blue Numeral issue than the subsequent Black Numeral Issue.

Ex Ishikawa. (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
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353°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), full margins, tied by manuscript "X" on blue piece, some slight overall toning, tiny nick at bottom right entirely in margin

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE.

Ex Burrus. (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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354°

1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), large margins, cancelled by bold blue "Paid" oval handstamp and manuscript "Hilo" postmark, thinned causing small pinhole, otherwise Very Fine, the use of the "Paid" oval and "Hilo" manuscript postmark is exceedingly unusual and rare on the Blue Numeral Issue, accompanied by cover to which this was once affixed (did not originate), ex Tows and Adm. Harris (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction