5c Hawaiian Missionary on folded letter
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1851
Issuing entity
Kingdom of HawaiiThis 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
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.
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue); adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (7.3 x 12.4 cm)
- Materials museum
- paper; ink (blue); adhesive
Identification
- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Date recorded
- 1851
- Museum object number
- 1995.2098.1
Catalogue references
- ScottHawaii 2
Research required
- Research required: this record describes one National Postal Museum object; confirm the wider issue, printings and varieties against philatelic references.