Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013
Category — United States Possessions incl. Hawaii, 1851 Issue thru Numerals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2272
HAWAII, 1859, 2c Light Blue, Bluish White (13). Plate 3-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), large margins to clear, rich color nicely complemented by red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Island Dec. 22" circular datestamp, few tiny surface scuffs, faint horizontal crease at topVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2-CENT BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE CANCELLED BY RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP.
Examples of the 2c Blue Numeral with handstamped cancellations are considerably more desirable than pen-cancelled copies.
5,000
3,750
