Sale 1224 — 2020 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30 June-1 July, 2020
Category — Hawaii
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
302
HAWAII, 1893, 2c Dull Violet, Inverted Red Ovpt. (57g). Large part original gum, clear impression of the inverted overprint, usual slight overall climatic toning, tiny thinVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE BEST CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE INVERTED PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OVERPRINT ERROR.
Only two sheets were printed upside down, and surviving examples with original gum show some degree of climatic toning.
Ex Middendorf and Golden
4,000
1,900