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

**Numeral Issue (5c Blue on Blue, Scott 21)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
484°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Types VII-VIII/V-VI-V/III-IV-III/I-II-I (Westerberg Positions 3-4/5-6-5/7-8-7/9-10-9), inter-pane block of eleven, original gum, large margins, light creasing mostly caused by naturally crackly gum, top right stamp small thin spot EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE INTER-PANE MULTIPLE OF THE 1865 5-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" ISSUE, CONTAINING EIGHT OF THE TEN STAMPS IN THE PANE AT LEFT AND THREE STAMPS FROM THE ADJOINING PANE AT RIGHT. WE KNOW OF ONLY THREE UNUSED BLOCKS OF THIS ISSUE. Unused multiples of the 1865 5c "Hawaiian Postage" Numeral (Scott 21) are significantly rarer than multiples of the 5c "Interisland" (Scott 22). A search of name sales produced three unused blocks: 1) the only recorded complete pane of ten, ex Ferrary, Harris, Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser, 2) the block of eleven offered here, ex Tows, and 3) the only recorded tete-beche block of four, ex Ferrary, Tows and Honolulu Advertiser. It is telling that no blocks were present in the collections formed by Caspary, Ishikawa and Pietsch. Ex Tows. Scott Retail as two blocks of four and three singles with no premium for the inter-pane multiple. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	9,900.00 SOLD for $9,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
485°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Complete reconstruction of Plate 9-A, Position 1 original gum, others unused (no gum), all have four margins, few small flaws to be expected incl. few light creases VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 1865 5-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" NUMERAL ISSUE. Ex Taylor. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	9,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
486°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Reconstruction of Plate 9-A, incl. six used and five unused (two of Position 8), large margins to one just touched, some flaws, overall Fine-Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	8,700.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
487°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Complete reconstruction of Plate 9-A, all are used, most with square grid cancels but also incl. target, mostly large margins to clear, two just in but easily plateable, few flaws, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce used plate reconstruction (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
488°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Four, Plate 9-A, Types III (2), V and II (Westerberg Positions 7 (2), 5 and 10), large margins to clear, two with grid cancels, one with target, last is possibly unused with blue ink at upper right which may be from printing (we are erring on the side of caution and calling it used), few creases, one with translucency, Fine appearing group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,800.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
489°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Types VI/IV (Westerberg Positions 6/8), vertical pair, large margins to just clear, bold target cancels and light manuscript cancels, few tears, still Fine-Very Fine, multiples of the 5c "Hawaiian Postage" Numeral are rare, ex Taylor, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,400.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
490°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 8), large margins all around, tied by bold strike of Honolulu target cancel, used with United States 1863 5c Brown (76), tied by San Francisco target cancel on blue cover to Oliver W. Sturges in Bunker Hill Ill., red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 7" (1866) circular datestamp and "San Francisco Cal. Jun,. 4" double-circle datestamp, receipt docketing at left, manuscript "Adv" (Advertised) and small "Jul. 1" handstamp, U.S. stamp barely affected from placement near edge of cover VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE 1865 5-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" NUMERAL ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 5-CENT 1863 ISSUE. This cover was carried on the brig Hesperian, which departed Honolulu on May 8 and arrived in San Francisco on June 3, 1866. With 1973 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
491°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Types VI, V and IV (Westerberg Positions 6, 5 and 8), three singles, large margins to just in, top stamp light crease at upper left, tied by square grids, edge of cancelling device causing slight indentations on center stamp, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jan. 7" (1866) circular datestamp with day slug inverted (possibly used as a "1") on oversize cloth-lined cover to James F. Hunnewell in Boston, used with United States 1861-63 3c Rose (65, two) and 5c Brown (76), tied by target cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 29" double-circle datestamp, slightly reduced at right, some overall cover wear slightly affects 3c stamps (one with corner off) VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE FINER OF TWO RECORDED COVERS BEARING THREE OF THE 1865 5-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" NUMERAL ISSUE. AN IMPRESSIVE COVER. The triple 5c Hawaiian rate is paid by the three 5c "Hawaiian Postage" Numeral stamps, and the triple U.S. rate (3 x 3c = 9c plus 2c ship fee, total 11c) is paid by U.S. 1861-63 3c and 5c stamps. This cover was carried on the bark D. C. Murray, which departed Honolulu on Jan. 3, 1866, and arrived in San Francisco on Jan. 27. Ex Knapp. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $8,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
492°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Hawaiian Postage" (21). Plate 9-A, Types IX-X in pair and single of Type IV (Westerberg Positions 1-2 and 8), large margins to just in, scissors-cut at bottom between stamps of pair, tied by square grids, used with United States 1861-63 3c Rose (65) and 5c Brown (76), tied by cogwheel cancels on cover to Killingworth Conn., red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Mar. 22" (1866) and "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 14" circular datestamps, single 5c tear at upper right, left stamp in pair small flaw at upper left, cover slightly reduced at right and some edgewear FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PAIRS OF THE 1865 5-CENT "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE" NUMERAL ON COVER. This cover was carried on the bark D. C. Murray, which departed Honolulu on March 22, 1866, and arrived in San Francisco on April 13. The Hawaiian stamps apparently pay the triple 5c rate, but the U.S. stamps pay the double rate plus ship fee (6c plus 2c). The other recorded 5c "Hawaiian Postage" pair on cover was offered in our sale of the Honolulu Advertiser collection. It has the same U.S. postage. Ex Adm. Harris and Seybold. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $8,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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