Lot 3006 P
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove, large balanced margin, exceptional sharp impression and bold color, quite fresh, few small thin spots, Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Drucker; with 1978 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 5TC3a $6,000.
THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1853 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA III TRIAL COLOR PROOF.
R.A. Siegel Auctions records only five examples of this trial color proof - 1. ex-Tows, Middendorf & Honolulu Advertiser, 2. ex-Ishikawa, 3. ex-Golden, 4. ex-Crocker & Pietsch and 5. ex-Drucker (the example offered here).
Realized: $6,250