Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — Hawaii: Kamehameha III Issues thru Numerals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1022
1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-Cx, Type III (Westerberg Position 3), full even margins all around, 9-bar square grid cancel, light overall toningVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE 1864 2-CENT FIFTH SETTING NUMERAL FROM PLATE 5-Cx
After Westerberg published his Plating the Hawaiian Numerals in 1968, he acknowledged the existence of Plate 5-Cx. As such, it does not appear in his plating diagrams. It has been reported that five or fewer examples are known. This is only the third Scott 20 from Plate 5-Cx we have offered since keeping computerized records. Scott Retail $1,500.00 as normal from Plate 5-C
E. 2,000-3,000
1,300
