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1863, 1¢ black on grayish, Sperati Reproduction, reproduced from plate 4-A, type V, full balanced margins, purple "Sperati" backstamp and ms. "156" number, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. 15R   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1894, View of Honolulu, 2¢ brown, tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Feb 21, 1899" duplex on multicolor Spanish-American War Patriotic with "Remember the Maine" slogan cover to Council Bluff, Iowa, purple " U.S.S. Philadelphia " straightline, reverse with San Francisco (2.28) machine transtit and Council Bluff (3.4) arrival cds; small lower left corner tear, Very Fine.

Scott No. 75   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A REMARKABLE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR PATRIOTIC USE FROM HAWAII WITH THE U.S.S. PHILADELPHIA SHIP STRAIGHTLINE.

The U.S.S. Philadelphia was recommissioned 9 July 1898 and became the flagship of Rear Admiral J. N. Miller, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Station. She participated in the ceremonies attending the assumption of sovereignty by the United States over the Hawaiian Islands.