FINE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1859 2-CENT DARK BLUE HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ISSUE WITH THE COMMA AFTER "CENTS" VARIETY. ONE OF THE GREAT NUMERAL ISSUE RARITIES.

The five 2c Blue Numeral stamps with the Comma after "Cents" variety known to us are:

1) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), tear at right, two holes repaired, ex Honolulu Advertiser, realized $2,100 hammer in 1995;

2) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), on cover from Hilo to Honolulu, ex Honolulu Advertiser and Gross;

3) Dark Blue, Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Postion 2), off cover, pen cancel, ex Crocker, Pietsch and Steiner, the example offered here;

4) Light Blue, Plate 3-A, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), red Honolulu circular datestamp, ex Ishikawa and Golden (Siegel Sale 1009, lot 357, realized $9,000 hammer); and

5) Plate 1-A, Type X (Westerberg Position 2), unused, offered in our 2017 Rarities of the World sale.

Ex Crocker, Pietsch and Steiner. With 1997 P.F. certificate

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