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
303
ngbl
Sale 1224, Lot 303, HawaiiHAWAII, 1893, 5c Ultramarine, Inverted Red Ovpt. (59g). Block of four with sheet selvage at right, unused (no gum), radiant color, few tiny perf separations

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 5-CENT WITH RED OVERPRINT INVERTED. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THIS ERROR AND POSSIBLY THE ONLY BLOCK EXTANT.

Only two sheets of the 5c Ultramarine were overprinted upside down. This is the only block known to us.

Ex Honolulu Advertiser and Golden. Bottom right stamp light purple backstamp. Scott value $6,000.00 as singles with original gum

E. 2,000-3,000
2,000