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