Postal Card
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1892
Issuing entity
Kingdom of HawaiiMint 2-cent black "View of Diamond Head" postal card
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Mint 2-cent black "View of Diamond Head" postal card
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper (card); ink (black) / lithography
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8.3 x 14cm (3 1/4 x 5 1/2in.)
- Materials museum
- paper (card); ink (black) / lithography
Design
- Printer
- American Bank Note Company
Identification
- Topic
- Covers & Letters
- Date recorded
- 1892
- Museum object number
- 1984.0173.14469
Catalogue references
- ScottHawaii UX2a
Research required
- Research required: this record describes one National Postal Museum object; confirm the wider issue, printings and varieties against philatelic references.