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Hawaii #76 SON Honolulu 231 cancel dated Feb 4 1897 in purple ink (rarity 5)
$3.50
Seller:
sugi891 (3809)
The item in this listing is a single used Hawaiian postage stamp listed in Scott as #76, and issued in 1894. The stamp has a face value of 5 cents and shows the world-famous statue of King Kamehameha the Great in Honolulu, which now appears on the Hawai` ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- United States - Hawaii
- Catalog Number
- 76
- Stamp Type
- General Issue
- Condition
- Used
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Year of Issue
- 1894
Item Description
The item in this listing is a single used Hawaiian postage stamp listed in Scott as #76, and issued in 1894. The stamp has a face value of 5 cents and shows the world-famous statue of King Kamehameha the Great in Honolulu, which now appears on the Hawai`i addition to the “50 State Quarters” series.This example of Scott #76 has an SON example of the CDS portion of a Honolulu duplex killer used extensively in the period 1889-1900. Finding a complete, SON example of just the CDS portion on a single stamp is a bit unusual. More typical is finding the killer bars of the cancel or portions of both parts of cancel.
The cancel is dated February 4, 1897, at "2 PM" which equates to the hour between 2 PM and 3 PM on that date.
Additionally, this cancel is applied in purple ink. This is a much less common occurrence, as this cancel is almost universally found applied in black ink. The ink colour was changed to purple for a six month period between October 1896 and March 1897. Cancels of this type applied in purple ink are a rarity "5" on the Meyer-Harris scarcity scale, equating to between 250 and 500 examples being thought or known to exist.
The history of the stamp is as follows:
Following the legally questionable overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893, the Hawaiian post office at first issued provisionally overprinted stamps, and later a set of stamps known to Hawaiian collectors as the “Pictorial” series (Scott #74-82). 5 cents in 1894 would paid the basic international letter rate for letters sent between UPU member nations.
Terms of Sale:
Please note that your bid constitutes your acceptance of all the terms listed below. If anything is unclear, please e-mail for clarification or do not bid.
Shipping:
All stamps shipped by US Mail. US Orders $1.00 without insurance, international rates vary according to country of destination (please e-mail.) Optional insurance at USPS rates. 10 cents additional for each item, more of a discount for purchases of more than six items. Insurance will be required for shipments sold for $20 or more in total. Please e-mail for quotes on shipping if purchasing more than six items! Uninsured shipments sent at buyer's risk. This means that if you choose to forgo insurance, you agree to release me from any future claim via paypal if it should be lost in the mail.
Payment Options:
Paypal, Money Orders, and Checks payable in the US are accepted. Credit cards accepted through paypal only. Checks must be drawn on a US bank, or I cannot cash them! (I can no longer accept Canadian Postal Money Orders, even those in US dollars-sorry!)
Return Policy:
14 day, money back guarantee, provided the item(s) are sent back in original condition. The 14-day period is defined as follows:
US Bidders: 14 days from the 3rd day after the item is sent.
International: 14 days from the 7th day after the item is sent.
If there is a problem with an item (i.e. a problem with the item itself, it didn't get there, etc.), please e-mail me within this time frame and I will be happy to work with you! Sales will be considered final after that point if no contact is made. If any item is returned for any reason, shipping charges will not be refunded.
Seller Information
- Seller
- sugi891 (3809)
- Registered Since
- 06/07/2005
- Feedback
- 99.9%
- Store
- Po`oleka Hawai`i--Hawaiian stamps and more
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Sales History
User | Price | Quantity | Date |
---|---|---|---|
andhohl (50) | $3.50 | 1 | 09/18/2021 19:48:44 |
- Item Location
- Virginia, United States
- Ships To
- Worldwide
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- Must be returned within 14 days in original condition. Money back, less shipping, no questions asked. Buyer pays return shipping.
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