Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016
Category — Hawaii
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
144
HAWAII, 1893, 5c Ultramarine, Category II Double Red Ovpt. (59e). Original gum, second overprint split vertically with parts of four different overprints in corners, light pastel color, margins wide to just clear at rightFNE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE CATEGORY II DOUBLE RED OVERPRINT ON THE 1893 5-CENT ULTRAMARINE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ISSUE.
Although not as strong or rare as the Category I double overprint, this Category II error is quite striking and very scarce.
Ex Golden
4,000
900