Lot 657
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Hawaii, 1851-52, 13¢ blue "Missionary" (3), red manuscript cancel, fresh color and paper, usual repairs endemic to these tissue-thin paper issues, with parts of top and bottom margins added, part of design painted in, attractive Very Fine appearance, Trepel Census 1-II-CAN-93.
Scott $28,000
A VERY ATTRACTIVE USED SINGLE OF WHICH THERE ARE LESS THAN 50 USED OFF COVER EXAMPLES.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Wilson
As is well known, due to the highly fragile nature of the paper used to print the missionaries, over ¾ of the off cover stamps have previous faults or repairs.
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