Lot 1255 P
Hawaii, 1853, 13¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove, large margins to just touched at bottom right, small flaws as usual, F.-V.F. and exceptionally rare.Scott No. 6TC3a $6,000.
ONE OF ONLY 5 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1853 13¢ BLACK TRIAL COLOR PROOF ON WOVE.
All known examples of the 1853 5¢ and 13¢ black trial color proofs are cut in and/or faulty.
Realized: $2,100