Lot
3158 
Hawaii, 1864, 1¢ black, "HA" instead of "HAWAIIAN", plate 8-A, type IX, position 10, o.g., ample to full even margins, tiny toned spots, Very Fine; with 2009 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Nos. 23a $3,500.
A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1864 1¢ NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER WITH THE "HA" VARIETY AT LEFT.
The type at left, "HAWAIIAN POSTAGE.", is known in seven stages or states on this plate. This stage shows no trace of the "E".
Realized: $4,000