Lot
403 
Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black, Plate 8-A, Type III, Westerberg Position 4, o.g., never hinged, large margins, strong impression on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine and choice, rare in never hinged condition; with 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott No. 23 $300 for hinged.
Lot
404
Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black, "HA" instead of "HAWAIIAN", Plate 8-A, Type IX, Westerberg Position 10, full fresh original gum, four large even margins, Extremely Fine and choice, an absolute Gem Example of this Famous Error, very rare with original gum (The Golden Example without gum sold for over $10,000!), ex-Drucker; with 1984 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 23a $3,750.
THIS IS WIDELY REGARDED AS FINEST KNOWN MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 1¢ BLACK NUMERAL ISSUE WITH "HA" INSTEAD OF "HAWAIIAN" TYPESET ERROR.
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Lot
405
Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ black, Plate 7-A, Type VIII, Westerberg Position 8, o.g., lightly hinged, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, scarce with original gum; with 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott No. 24 $325.