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
 
Sale 1040, Lot 2272, United States Possessions incl. Hawaii, 1851 Issue thru NumeralsHAWAII, 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 top

VERY 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