Issuing authority
Kingdom of Hawaii
Independent Hawaiian kingdom, issuing its own stamps until annexation by the United States in 1898.
- Kind
- kingdom
- Region
- Oceania
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
13
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
13 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1851 – 1894
13 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
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Catalogue entries (13)
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c Hawaiian Missionary on folded letter
1851
This folded letter, from A.H. Spencer at his East Maui Plantation, received a 7-bar grid cork killer cancel and Honolulu circular datestamp before departure January 22, 1853, on the ship Excel. On arrival, the post office applied a San Francisco receiving mark and the "Ship 6" handstamp to indicate the postage due.…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c King Kamehameha III specimen sheet pane of 20
1853
In 1889, to fill requests from collectors, the Post Office ordered American Bank Note to reprint the 1853 Kamehameha III stamps. This "Specimen" sheet is from the printer's archive. Museum record — Materials: paper (thick white wove); ink (blue) / engraved; gum adhesive. Dimensions: Height x Width: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c Numeral with USA 5c Thomas Jefferson on cover
1865
This is the Honolulu Advertiser Collection of Hawaiian Missionary Postage Stamps and Covers. Cover addressed to Mrs. Theodocia A. Parmelu (?) of Spencerport, New York. One Hawaiian stamp, Scott 21, and one U. S. stamp, Scott 76, affixed. In August 1859 the Hawaiian post office authorized postal charges for previousl…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
1c Princess Miriam Kapili Kekauluohi Likelike specimen sheet pane of 50
1882
1-cent blue specimen pane of 50, perforation 12 specimen overprint. Museum record — Date: 1882. Materials: paper (wove); ink (blue) / engraved; gum adhesive. Dimensions: Height x Width: 12 1/4 x 5 11/16 in. (31.12 x 14.5 cm). Printer: National Bank Note Company. Depicts: Princess Miriam Kapili Kekauluohi Likelike,…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
badges insignia
Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaii star, Hawaii
1882-1892
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.67.94523b), dated 1882-1892, place made: United States: Hawaii. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: star / order. Materials: gold; silver; enamel (overall material); overall: 8.13 cm x 8.11 cm; 3 3/16 in x 3 3/16 in.
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
1c Queen Liliuokalani unsevered postal reply card
1883
A reply postal card consists of two cards joined together--one for the original message, and the other for the recipient's reply. Museum record — Date: 1883. Materials: paper (buff-colored card); ink (purple) / lithography. Dimensions: Height x Width: 6 7/16 x 5 9/16 in. (16.4 x 14.2 cm). Printer: American Bank Not…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dime [= 1/10 dollar] or 10 kuneta from Hawaii or Sandwich Islands of Kalakaua I, 1883
1883
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Year at the bottom. Reverse: between two tied branches, a crown, beneath which is the value indication: "one dime" in two lines. At the bottom, value indication: "10 kuneta". Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5354; its record gi…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
10c Honolulu Harbor envelope
1884
The 10c Honolulu Harbor envelope is a postal item associated with the Kingdom of Hawaii and categorized under the topic of The Gilded Age (1877–1920). It is referenced as Hawaii U5 in the Scott catalogue. The museum record does not describe specific pictorial design elements, inscriptions, or legends beyond the titl…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
2c Diamond Head specimen severed postal reply card
1889
Severed, sample or specimen 2-cent sapphire blue "View of Diamond Head" reply card presumably from the files of the Record & Specimen Dept. of the American Bank Note Company. See the handstamped notation: "Return to E.5. / To be held for Reference." 1984.0372.40.1 &.2 were originally attached but have been torn apar…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
Postal Card
1892
This object is a mint two-cent black postal card classified under the topic of covers and letters. The design of the card features a "View of Diamond Head" printed in black, corresponding to a two-cent denomination. It is identified in the Scott catalogue under the reference number Hawaii UX2a. The item is dated 18…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
10c Stars and Palms specimen sheet pane of 100
1894
10-cent yellow green Mint sheet of 200, separated into two panes of 100 with gutter Perforation 12 specimen [SPECIMEN] overprint Stars and Palms. Museum record — Date: 1894. Materials: paper; ink (yellow green) / engraved; gum adhesive. Dimensions: Height x Width: 13 x 10 1/4 in. (33 x 26 cm). Printer: American Ban…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
25c President Sanford Ballard Dole specimen sheet pane of 100
1894
Mint sheet of 200 25-cent stamps Specimen overprint The sheet was split through the vertical gutter leaving two horizontal panes of 100 stamps per side. Museum record — Date: 1894. Materials: paper; ink (deep blue) / engraved; overprinted. Dimensions: Height x Width: 12 15/16 x 9 13/16 in. (32.9 x 25 cm). Printer:…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
3c Royal Emblems with production notes for Map of Pacific postal card
1894
This postal card (Hawaii Scott UX3) accompanied the letter dated January 10, 1894, from Postmaster General Joseph M. Oat to the American Bank Note Company. The notation to ABNCo says "This shade for the 2-cent card.". Museum record — Materials: paper; ink (blue green; black) / engraving; handwritten. Dimensions: He…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Postage Stamps11
- Badges, Insignia and Decorations1
- Modern World Coins1
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Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper11
- Silver2
- Gold1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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