Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The Keith J. Steiner Collection of Hawaiian Numeral Issues continued...

1862 2-Cent Black on Greenish Blue (Scott 14)

Lot

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Lot Description

1071

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), unused (no gum), large even margins all around, detailed impression on fresh paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB SOUND AND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.

With 2010 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 8,000.00

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1072

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type III (Westerberg Position 1), unused (no gum), large margins to barely touching frameline at left

FINE. A RARE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.

Ex Honolulu Advertiser. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 8,000.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1073

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14 var). Plate 3-Gx, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), full to large margins showing "work-up line variety" in margin at left, tied by complete strike of "Lahaina Hawaiian-Islands Sep. 14" circular datestamp on piece, negligible tiny speck on stamp to the left of large "2"

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON "ROBIN'S EGG" BLUE PAPER. PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE WITH THE LINE VARIETY IN THE SHEET MARGIN.

On the left side of Plate 3-Gx, a lead piece worked its way up to the level of the raised type and consequently printed a faint line between the columns. Scott Retail as normal (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1074

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type VII (Westerberg Position 7), large to huge margins all around, lovely "Robin's Egg" paper color, magenta pen cancel, just a speck of a dealer backstamp shows thru in bottom left margin

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.

Ex Pietsch. Small "W.H.C." (Warren H. Colson) backstamp (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1075

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), huge margins at sides, large at bottom, full to clear at top, rich "Robin's Egg" paper color, neat pen cancel

VERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT BLACK ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.

From our 1995 Rarities of the World sale (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1076

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type X (Westerberg Position 10), ample to full margins all around, slightly battered numeral as with all Type X stamps from this plate, lovely "Robin's Egg" paper color, magenta three-line pen cancel

VERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.

Ex Admiral Harris and Pietsch (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1077

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), large to huge margins, beautiful fresh paper, neat pen cancel, tiny thin spot at right

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER. A HUGE STAMP.

Illustrated in Westerberg on page 46. Ex Aall. With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1078

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type I (Westerberg Position 3), large to ample margins all around, neat strike of bluish-black Lahaina Dec. 7 circular datestamp, faint crease and small thin spot

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE AND VERY DESIRABLE WITH A TOWN CANCEL.

With 1996 P.S.E. certificate mentioning only the thin spot (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1079

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type IX (Westerberg Position 9), ample margins to clear at right, blue 7-bar square grid cancel used at Lahaina, slight thinning at top and small edge wrinkle

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE WITH THE LAHAINA GRID CANCEL.

Ex Pietsch (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1080

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type VI (Westerberg Position 6), ample margins to just into outer rule at left, neat strike of blue 7-bar square grid cancel used at Lahaina

A FINE AND SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE WITH THE LAHAINA GRID CANCEL.

With 2002 H.P.S. certificate (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
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1081

1862, 2c Black, Greenish Blue (14). Plate 3-Gx, Type VIII, (Westerberg Position 8), large margins to touched at right, manuscript "X" cancel, fresh

A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 2-CENT NUMERAL ON GREENISH BLUE PAPER.

Ex Honolulu Advertiser. Illustrated in Westerberg on page 46. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction