**Grinnells, Balances & Groups**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
920°		Grinnell Counterfeits of 2c, 5c and 13c Missionaries, Affidavit and Correspondence. The 2c and 5c with hinges on back signed "W.P.W." for Capt. Walsh of the Secret Service, hinged on business card from George Henry Grinnell, 13c tied on piece by forgery of "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jan. 7" circular datestamp, accompanied by original affidavit signed by Grinnell and dated August 28, 1924 stating how Grinnell came to own these, also with correspondence from Grinnell to Edward Stern of Economist Stamp Co. from 1924-25 (Aug. 12 and 26, Feb. 27 and March 14) offering him singles with the affidavit if he returns a previous letter, also with typed transcript of letter from Stern to Col. Green where he opines that they are bogus and speculates that they may be of French manufacture, lots of other items are also included, such as typed reporter's transcript of Klemann v. Grinnell from Los Angeles in 1922, philatelic newspaper clippings, also incl. some unrelated philatelic notes from Irving Green, the "Missionaries" with some flaws A RARE AND USEFUL ASSEMBLAGE OF ALL THREE DENOMINATIONS OF THE INFAMOUS GRINNELL "MISSIONARIES", WITH AN AFFIDAVIT AND ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GRINNELL AND EDWARD STERN OF THE ECONOMIST STAMP COMPANY. The three stamps here, combined with the correspondence, shows an increasingly assertive Grinnell attempting to influence the opinion of one of the top dealers of the time, and the dealer's responses. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $8,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
921°		Hawaiian Fakes and Forgeries Reference Collection. Album containing over 300 items, starts out with crude forgeries of the Missionaries, continues with comprehensive group of the Kamehameha issue with various forgeries ranging from obviously crude to some which are executed with a high degree of skill, broad range of Numerals also represented on various papers and also with varying degree of skill, also some 1893 Overprints with varieties, many are cancelled, accompanied by correspondence to John Bash from William Eckhardt describing how many were made, a fantastic reference Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
922°		Complete Panes of Hawaiian Royal Portraits and Provisional Government Issues. Approximately 48 panes, better incl. Nos. 30, 34 (no gum), 35, 45, 54 (3), 56 (2), 58 (3), 59, 60 (2), 61 (3), 62 (2), 64, 65 (45 stamps Mint N.H.), 67, 68, few other better, most with selvage all around with imprints, usual flaws with perf separations, few with disturbed original gum, few missing parts of selvage, many are Mint N.H. VERY GOOD-VERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE HOLDING OF HAWAIIAN PANES OF MANY OF THE ISSUES PRINTED BY THE NATIONAL AND AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANIES, AND INCLUDING MANY OF THE 1893 PROVISIONAL OVERPRINTS. Scott Retail as singles approximately Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	45,611.00 SOLD for $9,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
923°		Miscellaneous Hawaiian Balance. 17 items, incl. 1911 By-Laws of the Hawaiian Philatelic Society, piece with embossed seal of "Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands", four pieces of outbound Spanish-American War soldier's mail, some Hong Kong stamps cancelled in Hawaii, also 5p New Zealand stamp on 1894 registered cover to Honolulu (ex Ishikawa), overall Fine-Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction

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