Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — 1893 Provisional Government Issue, cont. (Scott 65-70)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1297
HAWAII, 1893, 2c Rose, Category II Double Black Ovpt. (66e). Horizontal pair, natural s.e. at right, original gum, brilliant color, clear second overprint of moderate strength, wide marginsVERY FINE. A VERY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 2-CENT ROSE WITH CATEGORY II DOUBLE OVERPRINT.
Very few examples of this issue are known with Category I or II strength overprints. This is the only multiple listed in Power Search.
Scott Retail as singles
5,500
2,100