Hawaii #75, used on cover, Hanalei 282.011 CDS (rarity 6) odd date orientation

Item Specifics

Country

United States - Hawaii

Catalog Number

75

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1894

Item Description

The stamp in this listing is for one example of Hawai`i #75 on a cover posted from Hanalei Kaua`i, to Honolulu on November 30, 1895. It was received at Honolulu the next day on December 1, as per the receiving postmark.

The Hanalei type 282.011 postmark is rated a 6 on the Meyer-Harris rarity scale, which equates to between 500 and 1000 examples thought or known to exist. This number includes all off-cover strikes as well. (The Honolulu 231.72 cancel is a much more common 10 on the same scale.)

The date on the Hanalei cancel is oriented very oddly. The top of the date normally points to 12 o'clock, or the second "A" of "HANALEI." On this example, the top of the date is pointing to approximately 9 o'clock, meaning that it is off 90 degrees to the left. This unusual appearance is noted in literature for other post offices' cancels, but not for Hanalei.

The cover is in very good shape for a cover that is now almost 130 years old. It was neatly opened, and has no obvious signs of staining or foxing. Note: The smudge of color on the front in the address was ink smeared in 1895 when the address was written.

Please see scan for details.

The history of the stamp is as follows: 

Scott #75  shows a view of Honolulu Harbour as it would have appeared from the Pacific Ocean in the 1890’s.  This stamp was first issued on February 28, 1894, as part of the “Pictoral” series issued by the Republic of Hawai`i. 

This value was the “workhorse” definitive stamp of late-1890’s Hawai`i, as it paid the basic domestic letter rate as well as the rate for postcards sent to other countries in the Universal Postal Union (UPU.)  These stamps were printed by the American Bank Note Company of New York, although this particular stamp was subject to numerous double transfer errors, incorrectly entered plates, etc.

 
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