5c Numeral with USA 5c Thomas Jefferson on cover
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1865
Issuing entity
Kingdom of HawaiiThis 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 previously free inter-island mail. Stamps were ordered from an American engraver in denominations of one cent for newspapers and two cents per half ounce for letters. Temporary 1- and 2-cent stamps were produced for use until the new issues arrived from Boston. The stamps with the plain bord
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
This is the Honolulu Advertiser Collection of Hawaiian Missionary Postage Stamps and Covers.
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive; pencil
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3 1/8 x 5 5/16 in. (8 x 13.5 cm)
- Materials museum
- paper; ink; adhesive; pencil
Identification
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- Date recorded
- 1865
- Museum object number
- 1995.2098.11
Catalogue references
- ScottHawaii 21
Research required
- Research required: this record describes one National Postal Museum object; confirm the wider issue, printings and varieties against philatelic references.