Lot
2215 
Hawaii, 1865, 5¢ blue on blue, tête-bêche pair, plate 12-A, types IV & III, positions 4 & 8, o.g., hinge remnant, ample to large margins, fresh with rich color, Very Fine and choice, ex-Plass & Steiner; with 1967 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 22a $18,000.
A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM TETE-BECHE PAIR OF THE 1865 5-CENT BLUE "INTERISLAND" NUMERAL ISSUE.
Realized: $5,500