2c Diamond Head specimen severed postal reply card
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1889
Issuing entity
Kingdom of HawaiiSevered, 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 apart
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
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."
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper (card); ink (sapphire blue) / lithography; ink (red) / handstamped
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (8.2 x 13.9 cm)
- Materials museum
- paper (card); ink (sapphire blue) / lithography; ink (red) / handstamped
Design
- Printer
- American Bank Note Company
Identification
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Date recorded
- 1889
- Museum object number
- 1984.0372.40.2
Catalogue references
- ScottHawaii UY4r
Research required
- Research required: this record describes one National Postal Museum object; confirm the wider issue, printings and varieties against philatelic references.