Lot 1045 P
Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove, margins large to just in at bottom, deep color and sharp impression, couple tiny flaws, Fine appearance, ex-Golden.Scott No. 5TC3a $6,000.
ONE OF FIVE KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1853 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA III BLACK TRIAL COLOR PROOF ON WOVE.
Realized: $3,750