HAWAII, 1859-63, 2c Black, "NTER" (16c). Plate 3-F, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), large margins to ample, neat strike of red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Jan. 1" circular datestamp leaves the variety clearly visible, few thin spots, tear at left, crease and repair

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE "NTER" NUMERAL ISSUE PLATE VARIETY.

As an indication of rarity, the Honolulu Advertiser collection contained only two examples of the "NTER" variety on Grayish paper (both Position 4, Plates 3-E and 3-F), while the Pietsch collection contained one stamp from Plate 3-F (later offered by us in our Twigg-Smith sale, Sale 931, realized $5,500 hammer) and an enigmatic example from Position 7 on Plate 3-E. We also offered one in our Sale 1090, which came from a pre-WWII collection and had been off the market for 70+ years.

With 2001 H.P.S. certificate

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