The David Golden Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...

**Numeral Issue (1c Black on Grayish, Scott 15)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
383°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Types I-X, complete pane of all ten positions, unused (no gum), large margins, light horizontal creases, few thin spots VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE COMPLETE PANE OF THE 1863 ONE-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER. Ex Caspary and Lilly. Illustrated in the Westerberg book on p. 50. Each stamp with purple backstamp. Scott Retail as two blocks of four and two singles. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,800.00 SOLD for $5,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
384°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-A, block of eight comprising the first eight types and positions on the plate, Position 4 with serif intact, unused (no gum), accompanying certificate notes the paper shade as "dark grayish", large margins all around, light horizontal creases not mentioned on accompanying certificate, small thin spot in margin only at far left opposite Position 5, few light age spots VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF EIGHT OF THE 1863 ONE-CENT BLACK NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER. THIS BLOCK, WITH THE SERIF COMPLETE ON TYPE IV, IS UNIQUE. Accompanied by correspondence from Westerberg comprising two letters. The first (dated 1964) congratulates Mr. Golden on the acquisition of the block in the Taylor sale and comments on the paper shade and apparent availability of paper in Hawaii when the Numerals were printed. The second (dated 1967) details Westerberg's realization that Position 4 has the full serif. He notes that the serif must have broken off at an early stage of printing. He recorded only one single with similar margins (ex Clapp), and this block provided Westerberg with the verification he needed for the position, just before publishing his plating study in 1968. Ex Taylor. Illustrated in the Westerberg book on p. 48. With 1964 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as two blocks of four with no premium for the intact serif position (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
385°		1863, 1c Black, Tete-Beche (15a). Plate 4-A, Types I-II-X (Westerberg Positions 1-2 and 10), horizontal strip of three from two adjoining panes, unused (no gum), large margins, vertical crease between tete-beche stamps entirely in gutter VERY FINE. A RARE TETE-BECHE MULTIPLE OF THE 1863 ONE-CENT HAWAIIAN NUMERAL ON GRAYISH PAPER. We have offered only one other tete-beche example since keeping computerized records, in our sale of the Honolulu Advertiser collection. Ex Adm. Harris and Ishikawa. With 1981 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	9,650.00 SOLD for $8,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
386°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Reconstruction of nine of the types, lacking only Position 10 to be complete, Positions 6 and 9 are from Plate 4-A, others from Plate 4-B, Position 3 with red grid cancel, others unused, margins good enough for plating incl. Position 9 with huge margins, some flaws to be expected, appears Fine-Very Fine, scarce and desirable (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,950.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
387°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-A, Type II (Westerberg Position 2), unused (no gum), large even margins all around, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
388°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 8), unused (no gum), stitch watermark, large margins all around, Extremely Fine, purple backstamp barely shows thru (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
389°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-B, Type V (Westerberg Position 5), unused (no gum), large even margins, horizontal crease at center, Extremely Fine appearance, purple backstamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
390°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-A, Type VI (Westerberg Position 6), original gum, h.r., ample margins all around, Fine, purple backstamp barely shows thru at lower left (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
391°		1863, 1c Black, Grayish (15). Plate 4-A, Type IV (Westerberg Position 4), "1" without broken serif as is usual from this position, unused (no gum), Fine, Westerberg notes that the serif must have broken off at an early stage of printing, he recorded only one other single with similar margins and one contained in a block of eight (offered as lot 384 in this sale), Scott Retail with no premium for the position (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction

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