13c Hawaiian Missionary on folded letter
Object Details
- Description
- The crossed-bars cork killer ties the fourth Hawaiian issue on the only recorded Missionary example with this cancellation. The Honolulu circular datestamp indicates that this mail probably sailed with the ship Boston on April 30, 1853. In the United States, the post office added the San Francisco receiving mark plus "paid" and "8" to indicate that the 2-cent ship fee and 6-cent U.S. rate had been prepaid.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1852
- Object number
- 1995.2098.3
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3 1/8 x 4 15/16 in. (8 x 12.5 cm)
- Place of Origin
- Hawaiian Islands (kingdom)
- Place of Destination
- New York
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue Hawaii 4
- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Covers & Letters
- U.S. Related Areas
- Record ID
- npm_1995.2098.3
