Hawaii #61, mint never hinged, excellent centering, 50k issued in 1893

Item Specifics

Country

United States - Hawaii

Catalog Number

61

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1893

Item Description

The stamp in this listing is one example of Scott #61, a Hawaiian stamp issued in 1893. This stamp is mint, never hinged. Only 50,000 examples of this stamp were printed in 1893.

The history of the stamp is as follows:

Stamps of this design without the "Provisional" overprint were first issued in 1882, and shows the portrait of King Kalakaua, the last King (but not last Monarch) of the Kingdom of Hawai`i. HM the King reigned from 1874 until 1891.
Following the legally questionable overthrow of the Hawaiian government on 17 January 1893 by the United States, the American-led government ordered the post office to overprint all stamps with the words "Provisional / GOVT. /1893" and reissued them starting on 20 May 1893. All Hawaiian stamps, whether issued prior to the overthrow or afterwards, remained valid until 13 June 1900 when the US Post Office took over operations of the Hawaiian post office. The US Territory of Hawai`i was officially established the following day.

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Item Location

Virginia, United States

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