HAWAII, 1859-63, 2c Black, "NTER" (16c). Plate 3-F, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), margins cut close but framelines intact, red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Nov. 25" circular datestamp leaves "NTER" variety unobscured, few small thin spots, small tear at top right

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, the stamp offered here) 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.

Ex Crocker (illustrated in his book, p. 45), Atherton, Pietsch and Twigg-Smith.

With 2007 P.F. certificate

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