1c Queen Liliuokalani unsevered postal reply card
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1883
Issuing entity
Kingdom of HawaiiA reply postal card consists of two cards joined together--one for the original message, and the other for the recipient's reply.
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
A reply postal card consists of two cards joined together--one for the original message, and the other for the recipient's reply.
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- 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)
- Materials museum
- paper (buff-colored card); ink (purple) / lithography
Design
- Depicts
- Lili'uokalani, Queen of Hawaii
- Printer
- American Bank Note Company
Identification
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Date recorded
- 1883
- Museum object number
- 1984.0372.87.1-2
Catalogue references
- ScottHawaii UY1
Research required
- Research required: this record describes one National Postal Museum object; confirm the wider issue, printings and varieties against philatelic references.