Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — 1859-65 Numeral Issues, cont. (Scott 17-23)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1108
HAWAII, 1863, 2c Black, Blue Gray (18). Plate 5-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), with broken "E" of "Postage" (resembles an "F"), original gum, h.r., intense shade on dark bluish paperEXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL ISSUE ON BLUE GRAY PAPER.
With 2004 P.F. certificate stating that the broken "E" is an inking flaw and not a constant plate variety
3,250
2,100