HAWAII, 1857, 5c on 13c Dark Red (7). Type I (Clark) numeral with long flag, large part original gum, full margins to clear, radiant color

VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT ON 13-CENT PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FEW KNOWN WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

The 5c provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5c stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the start of 1857. New supplies of the 5c stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.

Ex Adm. Harris and Golden. Colson backstamp. With 2011 P.F. certificate

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