1864, 2c Black (20 var). Plate 5-Cx, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), raised "I" of "INTER", large even margins, 9-bar square grid cancel, slight overall toning

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A VERY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 2-CENT FIFTH-SETTING NUMERAL FROM PLATE 5-Cx, WITH THE ADDED APPEAL OF THE RAISED "I" PLATE VARIETY.

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. According to the Pietsch sale catalogue (Shreve), Westerberg described this stamp as "a stamp from hitherto unknown Plate 5-Cx". It has been reported that five or fewer examples are known and this is only the third example we have offered since keeping computerized records.

Ex D'Assis, Pietsch and Twigg-Smith. Scott Retail $1,500.00 as normal from Plate 5-C

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