Lot
1209 (
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Hawaii, 1857, King Kamehameha III, 5¢ manuscript surcharge on 13¢ dark red, with Clark manuscript (Type I), no gum, margins full to just in at top, strong bright color, Fine and rare; with 1959 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 7 $7,000.
A RARE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5¢ ON 13¢ PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.
The 5¢ provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5¢ stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the start of 1857. New supplies of the 5¢ stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.
Realized: $2,500