**Numeral Issue (5c Blue on Blue, Scott 22)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
493°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Ty. I-X, Pos. 1-10, complete pane of ten, original gum, large margins to touched at bottom frameline, vertical row creased VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM PANE OF THE 1865 5-CENT "INTERISLAND" NUMERAL ISSUE. Ex Honolulu Advertiser. With 1974 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as two blocks and pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,350.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
494°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Types I-X (Westerberg Positions 1-10), complete pane of ten, original gum, few h.r., full margins to barely in at lower left, faint vertical crease at right FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM PANE OF THE 1865 5-CENT "INTERISLAND" NUMERAL ISSUE. Ex Lilly. Scott Retail as two blocks of four and two singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,350.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
495°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Types VII-IV/X-II/VII-III/V-I (Westerberg Positions 3-10), vertical block of eight, original gum, h.r., large margins to clear, bright color, few creases VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF EIGHT OF THE 1865 5-CENT "INTERISLAND" NUMERAL ISSUE. Scott Retail as two blocks of four (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	5,200.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
496°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland", Tete-Beche (22a). Plate 12-A, Types VI-I/IV-III/II-II (Westerberg Positions 2-10/4-8/6-6), vertical block of six, original gum, h.r., large margins to barely touched at top right, deep rich color VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN IMPORTANT AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM TETE-BECHE BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1865 5-CENT BLUE "INTERISLAND" NUMERAL ISSUE. Tete-beche blocks of the 5c "Interisland" Numeral are exceedingly rare. We record five: 1) the Post Office sheet of 25, ex Ferrary, Harris, Ostheimer and Honolulu Advertiser, 2) pane of ten, ex Tows, 3) pane of ten, ex Ishikawa and Honolulu Advertiser, 4) the block of six offered here, ex Caspary and Ishikawa, and 5) block of four, ex Middendorf and Honolulu Advertiser. Ex Caspary and Ishikawa. Scott Retail as three tete-beche pairs. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	60,000.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
497°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Types VII-IV (Westerberg Positions 3-4), horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., large margins, vertical crease between stamps, still Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,150.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
498°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type V (Westerberg Position 9), original gum, h.r., large margins to full, Very Fine and choice, especially desirable with original gum, ex Taylor (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	575.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
499°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, six unused singles, incl. Positions 5 (2), 6, 7 and 9 (2), all have four margins with some large, few small flaws incl. light corner creases or small age spots, Fine-Very Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,450.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
500°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Complete reconstruction of Plate 12-A, six unused, four used with varying cancels incl. square grid, target and San Francisco cogwheel, most with four margins, few flaws, Fine-Very Fine reconstruction (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,050.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
501°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type III (Westerberg Position 8), large margins, rich color, well-struck target cancel, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Caspary (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
502°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type VI (Westerberg Position 2), large margins, intense shade and impression, bold target cancel, Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
503°		1865, 5c Blue on Blue, "Interisland" (22). Plate 12-A, Type VIII (Westerberg Position 7), large margins to full, neat strike of square grid cancel, Very Fine, ex Ishikawa (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction

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