Lot
2205 
Hawaii, 1863, 1¢ black on grayish, tête-bêche pair, plate 4-B, types IV & VIII, positions 4 & 8, position 4 showing "1" with broken top serif, small part o.g., paper hinge remnant, large margins all around, Extremely Fine, ex-Steiner; with 2017 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 15a $9,000.
A RARE TÊTE-BÊCHE PAIR OF THE 1863 1¢ BLACK HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER, OF WHICH THIS IS THE ONLY SOUND EXAMPLE.
Besides this gem pair, there exists a block of six with two tête-bêche pairs (both defective), and a strip of three with one tête-bêche pair (crease in gutter between stamps).
Realized: $6,750