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Hawaiian Rarities
The Honolulu Advertiser collection of Hawaiian postal history was auctioned in 1995. Eleven objects including the first four Missionary stamps (Scott numbers 1-4), two 1889 13-cent die proofs (Scott number 11R) and five covers with Scott numbers 2-4, 6 and 21 affixed were acquired for the Museum collection.
Purchased at auction with non-federal funds
1995.2098
(matching funds from Persis Corporation and Smithsonian's Collection Acquisition Program)
Image (at left, top):
1851 cover with the only known example of Missionary stamp multiples
Image (at left, bottom):
1889 die proof (Scott 11R) of King Kamehameha III design
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