Lot 3074
Hawaii, 1859, 2¢ light blue on bluish white, plate 3-B, type IX, position 9, margins clear to just touching at right, tied by full neat red "Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Aug 13" cds on fresh incoming cover addressed to Warren Goodale; stamp with some tiny edge tears and a couple of corner creases, Very Fine appearance, ex-Steiner; with 2009 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 13; $12,500 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
AN ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 2¢ LIGHT BLUE NUMERAL ISSUE TIED BY A RED HONOLULU TOWN CANCELLATION.
Realized: $8,000