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**U.S. Possessions and Hawaii continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1240		HAWAII, 1866, 5c Blue (32). Deep rich color, tied by large 7-bar grid cancel, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Sep. 5" (1868) circular datestamp on manila cover to Victoria, British Columbia, used with horizontal pair of United States 5c Brown (76) and 2c Black, E. Grill (87), tied by circle of V's cancel and "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 7" circular datestamp, pair with few short perfs at right VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE 1866 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA V AND UNITED STATES GRILLED AND UNGRILLED ISSUES. ESPECIALLY RARE WITH A BLACK JACK STAMP. Very few U.S.-Hawaiian mixed-franking covers with the 2c Black Jack are known. This is a late treaty period use, after the 5c/10c contract steamer rates became effective September 25, 1867. This was carried on either the American bark Comet, which departed Honolulu on Sep. 5, 1868, and arrived San Francisco on Sep. 25, or on the American bark D. C. Murray, which departed Honolulu on Sep. 16 and arrived in San Francisco on Oct. 6. Signed Ashbrook (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1241		HAWAII, 1866, 5c Blue (32). Deep rich color, used with United States 10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96), clear grill, tied by circle of wedges cancel and "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 10" (1868) circular datestamp on cover to Mrs. Frederick Hobbs in Bangor Me., double-circle receiving datestamp VERY FINE. AN UNUSUAL MIXED FRANKING, BUT SENT FROM HAWAII TO THE UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OF THE MAILS. The absence of a Hawaiian postmark suggests this was carried privately to San Francisco where it entered the mails. The cover was franked to pay the contract rate by Hawaiian Steam Service. Ex Krug. With 1962 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1242		10c Green (68). Tied by circle of wedges cancel on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U59) to Springfield, Vermont, bold strike of black "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 13" (1867) circular datestamp, light red "HAWAIIAN/STEAM/SERVICE" oval handstamp, edge stains and small tears, entire rejoined at edges, 10c with creases along top margin from placement at edge of cover, still Fine, though the 3c envelope stamp was superflous, the sender may have been under the impression the 2c ship fee had to be paid, not realizing it was no longer required with the introduction of steam service in September 1867, ex Honolulu Advertiser, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1243°		HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black, Laid (24). Plate 7-A, Types I-X (Westerberg Positions 1-10), two complete panes in a block of 20, unused (no gum), large margins, few usual light horizontal and vertical creases mostly between stamps EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED BLOCKS OF THIS SIZE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1864 2-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER. The other recorded block of 20 was offered in our sale of the Honolulu Advertiser collection. Ex Golden. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 7,500-10,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1244		HAWAII, 1865, 1c Dark Blue (25). Plate 11-A, Types III-IV-III/I-II-I (Westerberg Positions 7-8-7/9-10-9), block of six from two panes, unused (no gum), large margins to full, bright color VERY FINE AND CHOICE UNUSED BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1865 2-CENT DARK BLUE NUMERAL ON WOVE PAPER. With 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as block of four and two singles. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,200.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1245°		HAWAII, 1894, 20c Red, Imperforate (R9a). Mint N.H. block of four, huge margins, brilliant color VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED BLOCK OF THE HAWAII IMPERFORATE 20-CENT RED 1894 REVENUE ISSUE. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as two Mint N.H. pairs (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,400.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1246		PHILIPPINES, 1903, $5.00 Dark Green (239). Exceptionally well-centered and margined, deep rich color, neat strike of Manila duplex cancel EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 1903 $5.00 DARK GREEN. Only a small percentage of the 746 $5.00 1903 Philippines” Overprint issued were used. With 1982 and 2004 P.F. certificates. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,750.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1247		PHILIPPINES, 1926, 4c Carmine, Air Post, Inverted Ovpt. (C2a). Single hinge mark at top, brilliant color, Jumbo margins all around EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 4-CENTAVOS 1926 AIR POST WITH INVERTED OVERPRINT. ONLY 100 WERE OVERPRINTED, FEW OF WHICH STILL EXIST IN THIS OUTSTANDING QUALITY. Signed Koslow and with 2008 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 4,000.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1248		PHILIPPINES, 1926, 10p Deep Green, Air Post (C15). Lightly hinged, deep shade, Very Fine and choice, signed Ebel and with 2006 P.F. certificate, only 500 were issued (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,350.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1249		PHILIPPINES, 1926, 26c Blue Green, Wmk. PIPS, Perf 12 (C16). Lightly hinged and completely free from the effects of wax paper adherences which affect this issue, deep rich color, much better centered than most examples of this issue VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 26-CENTAVO PERF 12 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK AIR POST ISSUE. ONLY 100 WERE OVERPRINTED. The vast majority examples of this stamp we have encountered are centered strongly to the left, this one being an exception to the rule. Signed A. Brun and with 1997 and 2009 P.F. certificates. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 6,250.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1250		PHILIPPINES, 1944, 4c Rose Carmine, Air Post, "Victory" Ovpt. (C63). Slightly tropicalized original gum (only a suggestion of wax interleaving once adhering and far less affected than most existing examples), strong rich color, Very Fine, rare with 122 stamps overprinted and only 71 copies recorded in the Brewster census, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,750.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction

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