Hawaii #54, mint hinged, CV $9.00

Item Specifics

Country

United States - Hawaii

Catalog Number

54

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1893

Item Description

This item is a Hawaiian stamp issued in 1893, listed as Scott #54. The stamp is mint, hinged.

CV $9.00

The history of the stamp is as follows:

This stamp shows the portrait of Princess Miriam Likelike, sister of the last two Hawaiian monarchs, King Kalakaua and Queen Lili`uokalani. This design was first issued in blue in 1882 as Scott #37, and was the first stamp issued with the Princess' portrait. (It would be reissued in green a year later, as Scott #42, the shade that it would keep for the rest of its' period of use. 1-cent stamps paid the domestic postcard rate, as well as the basic printed matter rate for items sent to North America.

Scott #54 was created following the legally questionable overthrow of the Hawaiian government by the US. The "Provisional / GOVT. / 1893" overprint was applied to issues of the Monarchy to make them more politically correct. By 1893, the blue version of this stamp was obsolete and had been replaced by the green version. However, the post office kept small stocks of some obsolete stamps available for philatelic sale, even reprinting them as needed. For this reason, just 75,000 of this stamp were issued, mostly also for philatelic sale. (Some of the other overprinted stamps were issued in the millions.)

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Seller Information

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Item Location

Virginia, United States

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Worldwide

Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Must be returned within 14 days in original condition. Money back, less shipping, no questions asked. Buyer pays return shipping.