The William H. Gross Collection: Important Hawaii Postage Stamps and Postal History continued...

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE TETE-BECHE PAIR OF THE 1865 ONE-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER. THIS IS THE ONLY TETE-BECHE MULTIPLE CONTAINING THE RESET STATE OF TYPE IX.

The type at left, Hawaiian Postage”, is known in three states on this plate. State A only shows the Ha” and e”. State B shows only the Ha”, with the rest of the type dropped out. State C shows the type fixed so all letters are visible.

According to the Westerberg book, this was the first plate with the odd numbered types on the right side of the plates. This and other characteristics indicate it was the last plate used before the form was reset for the first 5c Numeral. In the order of printing, it follows the 2c, Scott 24.

Ex Ishikawa and Pietsch (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL TETE-BECHE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1865 ONE-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER, SCOTT 23. ONLY FOUR BLOCK-SIZE TETE-BECHE MULTIPLES ARE KNOWN.

According to the Westerberg book, this is the first plate with the odd numbered types on the right side of the plates. This plate characteristic and others indicate that Plate 8-A was the last to be used before the type form was reset to print the first 5c Numeral. Chronologically, this follows the 2c, Scott 24, in the order of printing.

We are aware of only four tete-beche multiples larger than a pair, as follows:

1) Pane of ten, ex Caspary

2) Pane of ten, ex Lilly and Golden (Siegel Sale 1009, lot 514, realized $35,000 hammer)

3) Block of 19 (does not contain a complete pane), broken creases and toned, ex Honolulu Advertiser

4) The block of four offered here, ex Burrus and Honolulu Advertiser

Ex Burrus and Honolulu Advertiser. With 1995 P.F. certificate. Unlisted as a block in Scott. Value as two tete-beche pairs has changed by only $500.00 since our 1995 Honolulu Advertiser sale. Scott value as two tete-beche pairs (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MULTIPLE OF THE 1865 2-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER, COMPRISING TWO INTACT PANES OF TEN. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE.

One other block of 20 is known (ex Golden, Siegel Sale 1009, lot 528).

Ex Ferrary and with his purple trefoil backstamp (barely shows thru in bottom left margin), Admiral Harris, Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser. Scott value as four blocks and four singles (Image)

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VERY FINE AND CHOICE. TETE-BECHE MULTIPLES OF THE 1865 2-CENT NUMERAL ON LAID PAPER ARE EXTREMELY RARE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED TETE-BECHE PANE, WHICH IS BY FAR THE LARGEST MULTIPLE.

The Westerberg census (1970) reported three examples of this tete-beche variety, including two multiples of three and one of four. This pane surfaced in 1975 and is by far the largest recorded tete-beche multiple.

Ex Honolulu Advertiser. With 1995 P.F. certificate. Unlisted as a block in Scott. Scott value as five tete-beche pairs (Image)

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