Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014

Category — Hawaii: 1859-65 Numeral Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
897
c
Sale 1068, Lot 897, Hawaii: 1859-65 Numeral IssuesHAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Grayish (16). Plate 3-E, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), large to huge margins, top left corner folded over in margin only prior to use, tied by "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Sep. 3" circular datestamp on cover to Miss Sarah J. Lyman at Hilo, small pen "1860" notation is not receipt docketing but was written years later by a philatelist giving the year of the issue as it appeared in the catalogue

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER WITH THE HAWAIIAN 2-CENT NUMERAL STAMP NEATLY TIED BY THE RED HONOLULU CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.

With 1992 P.F. certificate

E. 1,500-2,000
4,500