Hawaii #33, MH 177 cancel, rarity 8, used c. 1877

Item Specifics

Country

United States - Hawaii

Catalog Number

33

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1871

Item Description

This item is a Hawaiian stamp printed by the National Bank Note Company of New York and issued in 1871, listed as Scott #33. It was cancelled with a nice strike of a Meyer-Harris type 177 cancel, which is a relatively common (but quite attractive) cancel known to have been used at the Honolulu post office between 1876 and 1889. The wear on the cancel shows this example was probably applied early, possibly in 1876 or 1877.

The history of the stamp is as follows:

The stamp shows His Majesty, King Kamehameha V, the last member of the Kamehameha dynasty. This 6-cent stamp was widely used as it paid the basic letter rate between Hawai`i and the United States between 1871 and 1882, after which it was largely obsolete. (It might also have paid for lesser-used rates such as a triple weight domestic letter or heavy third-class mail.)

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Yes

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