Lot 2676 ()
Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ black, plate 7-A, 2 complete panes of 10 in a sheet of 20, without gum, wide full sheet margins, crease between panes and horizontal crease affecting middle stamp, some light staining, Very Fine appearance.Scott No. 24 $7,400.
ONE OF THREE RECORDED COMPLETE SHEETS OF 20 OF THE 1864 2¢ NUMERAL ISSUE ON LAID PAPER.
Realized: $5,250
Lot 2677 o
Hawaii, 1865, 2¢ dark blue, plate 10-A, type V, position 5, bold negative "H I" in circle cancel (lettHI-23(negative HI), 1RRRR), margins clear to just shaving frameline at top left, Fine, accompanied by P.F. datebase certificate details (certificate no longer accompanies), the only genuine used certified example by the P.F.Scott No. 26 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE POSTALLY USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1865 2¢ NUMERAL ISSUE AND THE ONLY BEARING A HAWAIIAN HANDSTAMP CANCELLATION.
Scott catalog does not list the 1865 2¢ Numeral in used condition. There are at least five examples recorded with the other handstamp canceled example bearing a British cancel.
Lot 2678
Hawaii, 1863, 2¢ carmine rose, vertically laid paper, right margin single, full o.g., large margins, rich color, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 28a $400.
Realized: $350