HAWAII, 1851, 5c Blue (2). Type II (right-hand position in form), large margins, segmented cork cancel leaving numeral "5" clearly visible, skillfully rebacked to preserve pelure paper, tiny flaws, a small part of frameline at top left painted in

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE HAWAIIAN MISSIONARY 5-CENT BLUE. ONE OF THE FINER EXAMPLES KNOWN OF THIS MAJOR WORLDWIDE PHILATELIC RARITY.

Our census of Hawaii No. 2, published in Part 1 of the Honolulu Advertiser catalogue, is available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/HI2/HI2.pdf . The example offered here, neatly cancelled with wide margins and no major repairs, is one of the finest extant.

Census No. 2-II-CAN-62. With 1974 P.F. certificate.

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