Hawaii #43, used, Kapaa 282.013 (rarity 7) dated "1887 22 Jan"

Item Specifics

Country

United States - Hawaii

Catalog Number

43

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1884

Item Description

This item is a Hawaiian stamp listed in Scott as #43 (issued in 1884.)

This stamp has a nearly SON CDS cancel applied at the Kapa`a, Kaua`i, post office on Jan 22 1887 in purple ink. This cancel is rated a Rarity 7 on the Meyer-Harris scale, which equates to between 1000 and 2000 examples thought or known to exist.

Although other sellers claim that the date order which appears on this cancel, specifically "1887 / 22 / Jan"--instead of the one specified in 19th Century Hawaiian postal regulations of "Jan / 22 / 1887"--is some sort of fabulously rare error, this is NOT the case. The date slugs were placed by hand by the postmaster, and all different orders occur.

The history of the stamp is as follows:

Stamps using this design were first issued in 1875, and are listed in Scott as #35. Scott #35, however, is a dark brown in colour, whereas #43a was issued in dull red in 1883, and only one printing of 50,000 was created. Scott #35 and #43a were both issued in large quantities, and each was the primary “workhorse” definitive stamp of its’ day, paying the standard domestic postage rate from its’ date of issue until the end of Hawaiian postal independence in June of 1900. Why the colour was changed is unclear, but two other stamps of this design were issued--#38 (“lilac rose”) in 1882, and #43 (“carmine rose”) in 1884. The lilac rose and dull red shades were for whatever reason unsuitable. The carmine rose shade would be the primary shade issued until 1891. Other stamps from the early 1880’s show similar colour changes, indicating that the post office was searching for some sort of suitable mix of colours or something similar.

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sugi891 (3958)

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Returns Accepted

Yes

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