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

**Numeral Issue (2c Black on Grayish, Scott 16) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
425°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), margins clear to just into frameline FINE. A RARE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859-63 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GRAYISH WITH THE "2" AT TOP OF RECTANGLE. Ex Ishikawa. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
426°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), unused (no gum), ample to clear margins, small thin spot at top, few trivial toned specks, still Fine and scarce unused example of this prominent plate variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
427°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-E, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), huge margins incl. bottom left sheet margins, ample at top right and right, tied by Honolulu red "Postage Paid" oval handstamp on small piece EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859-63 2-CENT ON GRAYISH PAPER WITH THE NUMERAL "2" AT TOP. The "2" at Top variety from Plate 3-E (as opposed to 3-C and 3-D) is easily distinguishable by the space between "2 Cents" and the thin rule above. Ex Caspary and Burrus (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
428°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), large margins to just touching frameline at lower left, tied by red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 12" circular datestamp on small orange piece from the Catholic Mission correspondence VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859-63 2-CENT ON GRAYISH PAPER WITH RAISED "2" NUMERAL VARIETY. Only three full covers and one front with the "2" at Top variety are reported. Ex Ishikawa. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
429°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), large to huge margins, tied by light strike of red Honolulu circular datestamp on small piece, some soiling which could probably be removed if the stamp were soaked off this small piece EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT LIGHTLY-CANCELLED EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1859-63 2-CENT ON GRAYISH "2" AT TOP VARIETY. With 1978 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
430°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), large margins to well clear, neat strike of red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 22" circular datestamp, tiny thin specks, Fine appearing example of this distinctive variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
431°		1859-63, 2c Black, "2" at Top (16a). Plate 3-C, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), large margins to clear except nick at right which goes into design, light strike of red Honolulu circular datestamp, some faint overall soiling, otherwise presentable example of this rare variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
432°		1859-63, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-E, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), with raised "IN" of "INTER", ample to full margins, bright shade, light strike of red Honolulu circular datestamp, fresh and Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	850.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
433°		1859-63, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-F, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8) with raised "IN" of "INTER", full margins to just touched, tied by large manuscript "X" cancel, red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 7" circular datestamp on cover to Frederick S. Lyman at Kau, some cover wear incl. scuff and small hole where docketing crudely erased, otherwise Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
434°		1859-63, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-D, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), large margins all around, tied by bold strike of "Collector's Office, Hilo Hawaii" oval handstamp on 1860 blue folded cover to Levi Haalelea at Honolulu, file folds do not affect stamp EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE HILO COLLECTOR'S OFFICE HANDSTAMP USED TO CANCEL THE NUMERAL ISSUE ON COVER. The addressee, Liwai (Levi) Haalelea, was an important figure in Hawaiian history. His wife was Princess Kekauonohi, the granddaughter of Kamehameha I. She was one of the five wives of Kamehameha II and was present on the occasion of the famous meal at which the eating kapu was overturned and with it the entire kapu system in 1819. In 1828 she married Aaron Keliiahonui, son of Kaumualii, the last King of Kauai. One year after his death in 1849, she married Levi Haalelea. She died in Honolulu in June 1851. The distinctive Collector's Office marking, used as a cancellation in Hilo during the Numeral Issue period, was struck in a brownish-black ink that is rarely found with a clear impression. Ex Adm. Harris. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
435°		1859-63, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-D, Type III (Westerberg Position 1) with raised "I" of "INTER", large margins, tied by red "Postage Paid" oval (applied on arrival) on cover to Bishop Maigret at the Catholic Mission in Honolulu, unusual lengthy address and European size envelope, cover tear at top and some edgewear VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1859-63 2-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL TIED BY THE HONOLULU RED "POSTAGE PAID" OVAL ON COVER TO THE CATHOLIC BISHOP. Louis Maigret (1804-82) served as the first vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands, now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. Born in France, Maigret was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in September 1828 at the age of 24. As part of his missionary work, Father Maigret sailed to the Kingdom of Hawaii to help build its Catholic community of native Hawaiians. When the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania, Etienne Jerome Rouchouze, was lost at sea on board the ill-fated Marie Joseph, the Holy See appointed Father Maigret as the first vicar apostolic of the Sandwich Islands in September 1846 at the age of 42. He was officially ordained as a bishop in November 1847. As bishop, Maigret oversaw the construction of what would become his most lasting legacy, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. After his death, Bishop Maigret was entombed in the crypt below the sanctuary (source: Wikipedia). Ex Caspary and Burrus (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction

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