Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Neat San Francisco town cancel, ample to large margins, rich deep color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5; $1,900. Scott $1,900
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Scott $1,900

Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper. Position 20, full margins to clear, rich color, cancelled by neat strike of red Honolulu Jun. 6 cds; small thin spot at center, Fine appearance, with 2010 Sismondo certificate.
Scott No. 5; $1,900. Scott $1,900
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Scott $1,900

Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red. Unused (without gum), Type I (Clark) numeral with long flag, three close margins, in at top, Fine and rare, with 1959 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $7,000.

A RARE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5¢ ON 13¢ PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.

There was a shortage of 5¢ stamp just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson around the start of 1857. This necessitated the 5¢ provisional manuscript surcharge, with most being made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark (Type I) having a numeral with a long flag, and the rest by Jackson (type II) having a numeral with short flag. New supplies of the 5¢ 1857 Issue (Scott 8) on thin white wove paper were received at the end of June 1857. Scott $7,000
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Scott $7,000