Sale 102: The Gary Munson Collection

Lot 3026    

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, Clark type1 surcharge, large part o.g., clear to large margins, fresh with rich color, thin at top, Very Fine; with 1961 Mohrmann, 1972 & 2008 P.F. certificates.
Scott Nos. 7    $7,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5¢ ON 13¢ PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ISSUE.

The 5¢ 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.

Realized: $6,500

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Lot 3027 ()   

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, Clark manuscript (type I), no gum, margins large to just in at top right and lower left, strong color, Fine, a very scarce example of this provisional surcharge.
Scott Nos. 7    $7,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 3028 o   

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, type I surcharge (Clark), San Francisco, Cal. town cancel, full margins all around, strong bright color, small tear at lower left, Extremely Fine appearance, an attractive example of the 1857 5¢ on 13¢ Provisional Surcharge issue, ex-Krug, Golden; with 1960 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 7    $10,000.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 3029 o   

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, type I surcharge (Clark), San Francisco, Cal. town cancel, margins large to just in at upper left, rich color, tiny wrinkle, Fine and rare, an attractive used example of this key provisional surcharge issue, ex-Advertiser; with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 7    $10,000.

Realized: $2,200

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