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AHI, Honolulu
A Japanese establishment in Nuuanu Street.
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AUXPRICOMM-AHI
46mm x 33mm double lined oval with outer line serrated
unserifed letters
red
April 24, 1899
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Davey unlisted
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AHI/
Japanese characters/
89 Nuuanu Street,/
Honolulu, H. I./
P.O. Box 942
Usage: 1899
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ALDRICH, WALKER & CO., Honolulu
A commercial merchant firm operating in Honolulu. Aldrich moved to San Francisco and
Walker formed Walker, Allen & Co. of Honolulu, an agent for Charles W. Brooks & Co. of
San Francisco and failed along with that firm in late 1866.
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AUXPRICOMM-AldrichWalker
37mm x 24mm single lined inner and outer ovals
outer oval letters serifed; inner oval letters unserifed; red brown
August 13, 1864
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Davey unlisted
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ALDRICH, WALKER & CO/
SHIPPING &/
COMMISSION/
MERCHANTS/diamond side ornaments/
HONOLULU
Usage: 1864-1866
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C. Brewer & Co.
C. Brewer & Co.'s history spans almost the entire 19th Century and continued on into
the next. Its roots began in Honolulu in 1817 when James Hunnewell stayed a season
there to sell the stores brought out in his ship. He returned in 1826 and founded a
firm that evolved into C. Brewer & Co., one of the "Big Five" giants of Hawaiian
commerce. Brewer & Co. was a forwarder of mail and its forwarder marks are described
at Hawaii Forwarder Agent Marks.
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AUXPRICOMM-CBrewerCo(lozenge)
43mm x 26mm single lined inner and outer lozenges
serifed letters
purple
April 14, 1883
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Davey unlisted
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C. BREWER & CO.,/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1883
Noted as a backstamp.
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AUXPRICOMM-BrewerCo
40mm x 25mm double lined oval
serifed letters; purple
December 27, 1886
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Davey unlisted
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C. BREWER & CO.,/
date/star side ornaments
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1886
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AUXPRICOMM-Brewer
43mm x 25mm single lined outer and inner ovals
purple
Mark is unconfirmed
no image available
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Davey 601
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BREWER & CO., LTD./
date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1894
Noted by Davey but I have not seen it.
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JOHN T. BROWN, Honolulu
Nothing is known yet of this Honolulu rubber stamp merchant beyond his mark.
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AUXPRICOMM-Brown
59mm x 43mm single lined shield
serifed letters except SAN FRANCISCO is unserifed; purple
December 28, 1893
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Davey unlisted
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JOHN T. BROWN,/
Sole Agent for/
B. H. PATRICK & CO./
SAN FRANCISCO/
Rubber Stamps, Stencils, Etc./
P.O. BOX 441 HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1893
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California Feed Co, Honolulu
Nothing is known yet of this Honolulu rubber stamp merchant beyond the mark.
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AUXPRICOMM-California Feed
43mm x 25mm single lined outer and inner ovals
userifed letters above, serifed below; purple
August 2, 1893
Courtesy of Antone Medeiros
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Davey unlisted
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CALIFORNIA FEED CO,/
star ornament/date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1893-1895
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Castle & Cooke, Honolulu
Castle & Cooke was formed by former missionaries Messrs. Samuel N. Castle and Amos
Starr Cooke in 1851 as wholesale and retail merchants. From 1858, they began investing
in sugar plantations, starting with Haiku Sugar Company. Kohala Sugar Co. became
another investment in 1862, followed by Paia Plantation, Papaikou. The firm rode the
economic boom when the Reciprocity Treaty was signed in 1876 and nearly busted in the
1879 panic and again when the McKinley tariff was imposed. Its solid footing saw it
through the hard times and it emerged as another of Hawaii's "Big 5" firms. Castle &
Cooke incorporated on December 28, 1894. A good book for further study of Castle &
Cooke is "From Land and Sea" by Frank J. Taylor, Earl M Welty and David W. Eyre,
Chronicle Books, 1976.
Eleven varieties of Castle & Cooke marks are illustrated here. Most strikes were
applied to identify company mail. However, the one mark listed by Davey,
AUXPRICOMM-C&C(circle paid)
is curious because it includes the word "PAID." This word suggests the mark was
something other than a mere merchant mark. Also, some covers from North Kohala suggest
Castle & Cooke was facilitating third party mail there. Further information on these
possibilities or about other Castle & Cooke varieties will be appreciated.
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(30mm oval)
30mm x 24mm single lined outer and inner ovals
unserifed letters
blue
March 28, 1871
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1871-1877
This mark is the earliest Castle & Cooke I have found. I consider it scarce.
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(plain circle)
__mm single lined outer and inner circles
serifed letters
blue
September 1, 1879
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
three lined date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1879
One example of this mark has been noted.
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(38mm oval)
38mm x 35mm double lined outer and single lined inner ovals; the inner oval is open
at the sides to allow room for the date
serifed letters
red
June 30, 1883
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1883
This mark also seems scarce.
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(three arcs)
33 mm double lined circle with three lined arcs above and below the date
serifed letters above, unserifed below
purple
December 15, 1884
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1884-1886
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(lozenge)
43mm x 26mm single lined outer and inner lozenges
serifed letters above, unserifed below
red, purple
November 29, 1886
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
date/
HONOLULU - H. I.
Usage: 1886-1887
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(star)
43mm x 26mm single lined outer and inner ovals
serifed letters; star side ornaments
purple
April 8, 1888
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
star date star/
HONOLULU - H. I.
Usage: 1888
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(plain)
51mm x 26mm double lined oval
serifed letters above, unserifed below; no side ornaments
purple
December 18, 1890
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE./
date/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1890-1891
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(dashes)
__mm x _mm _______ lined oval
serifed letters above, unserifed below; dash side ornaments
purple
June 28, 1892
Advertiser Sale, lot 3246 (Courtesy Siegel Auction Galleries)
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
squiggly line/
dash date dash/
squiggly line/
HONOLULU H. I.
Usage: 1892
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(trees)
48mm x 31mm double lined oval
serifed letters above, unserifed below; fancy side ornaments (trees) and squiggly
lines above and below the date
red, purple
December 28, 1894
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
squiggly line/
tree date tree/
squiggly line/
HONOLULU H. I.
Usage: 1894
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(sunburst)
49mm x 30mm double lined oval
unserifed letters; three arcs above and below date; sunburst side ornaments
red
June 18, 1895
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE, LTD,/
three arcs
date/
three arcs/
HONOLULU H. I.
Usage: 1895
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(limited)
45mm x 28mm double lined oval
serifed letters above, unserifed below; three convex lines below date
red, purple
January 7, 1897
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Davey unlisted
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CASTLE & COOKE,/
LIMITED/
date/
three arcs/
HONOLULU H. I.
Usage: 1895-1897
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AUXPRICOMM-C&C(circle paid)
30mm single lined outer and inner circles
serifed letters for PAID, other letters unserifed
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Davey rendering
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Davey 602
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diamond PAID diamond/
date/
CASTLE & COOKE LTD
Usage: 1898
One strike, used as a postmark, is known.
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A. F. Cooke
Amos Frank Cooke was a son of Amos Star Cooke of Castle & Cooke. A. F. Cooke managed the Pacific Navigation
Company for a time until Castle & Cooke backed him in the fertilizer trade. His company was also known as the
Hawaiian Fertilizer Company.
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AUXPRICOMM-AF Cooke(straightline)
Four straight lines of varying length
serifed letters
purple
August 10, 1895
Courtesy of Antone Medeiros
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Davey unlisted
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A.F. Cooke
Manufacturer of and dealer in/
ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS/
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1895
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W. Dart, Honokaa
A W. Dart owned a general store at Honokaa and served as the postmaster and route agent in 1881-1882.
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AUXPRICOMM-WDart
31mm x 18mm single lined inner and outer football ovals
unserifed letters
purple
February 13, 1881
Courtesy of Phil Kay
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Davey unlisted
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W. DART/
General Merchant/sunburst side ornaments/
HONOKAA, H. I.
Usage: 1881
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M. Dickson, Honolulu
A professional photographer, mostly of landscapes. He also sold artifacts of Hawaii and other Pacific islands,
shells, volcanic specimens, coral and miscellaneous other collectibles.
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AUXPRICOMM-Dickson
50mm x 30mm double lined shield
multiple font letters
purple
January, 1879
Courtesy of Phil Kay
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Davey unlisted
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M. DICKSON
PHOTOGRAPHER/
And Dealer in/
CURIOSITIES/
from all parts of the Pacific Ocean,/
61 Fort St., Honolula, H. I.
Usage: 1879
Note Honolulu is misspelled.
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Theo H. Davies & Co., Ltd.
Theo Davies was recruited in England to join the firm of Janion, Green & Co., a
successor to Starkey, Janion & Co., formed in 1845. Davies arrived in 1857 but
returned to England in 1862, where he stayed until 1867 before returning to Honolulu to
bail out Janion. By January, 1868, Davies controlled the business and it was being
operated as Theo. H. Davies and Company. Under the laws of the Provisional Government,
it became Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd. in January, 1894, another of Hawaii's "Big Five"
firms.
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AUXPRICOMM-Davies(straightline)
Single __ mm straightline
unserifed letters
purple
April 7, 1897
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Davey unlisted
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Theo H. Davies & Co. Limited
Usage: 1897
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AUXPRICOMM-Davies(oval)
28mm x 18mm single lined outer and inner ovals
unserifed letters
letterpress, black
June 30, 1897
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Davey unlisted
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Theo H. Davies & Co LDT/
Agents for Lloyd's/
Honolulu. H. I.
Usage: June 30, 1897
Printed on the backflap.
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AUXPRICOMM-Davies(lozenge)
31mm x 19mm single lined outer and double lined inner lozenges; Maltese cross side ornaments formed by five dots
serifed letters
letterpress, blue, indigo blue
August 7, 1898
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Davey unlisted
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Theo H. Davies & Co LD/
Agents for Lloyd's/
Honolulu. H. I.
Usage: September 21, 1892-September 28, 1898
Printed on the backflap.
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HENRY DAVIS & CO., Honolulu
A Honolulu grocer of which nothing more is known yet.
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AUXPRICOMM-Davis
Three straight lines; overall 46mm x 17mm
serifed letters on top two lines, unserifed on bottom line; red
September 9, 1891
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Davey unlisted
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HENRY DAVIS & CO.,/
Grocers & Provision Dealers/
52 Fort St., HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1891
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Dix & Co., Honolulu
This firm remains a mystery to me. It was unlisted in Bowser's 1880 Directory and was not
an advertiser in Whitney's 1875 Guide to Hawaii or in Thrum's Annual for 1875 or 1876.
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AUXPRICOMM-Dix
single lined outer and inner ovals; sunburst side ornaments
blue
November 27, 1875
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Davey unlisted
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DIX & CO.
suburst date sunburst/
HAWAII
Usage: November 27, 1875
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Golden Rule Bazar, Honolulu
An importer firm located on Fort Street dealing in everything from lawn tennis supplies to banjos and typewriters.
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AUXPRICOMM-Golden Rule Bazar
four straight lines of varying length
side ornaments on second line
serifed letters except unserifed in first line
blue
October 19, 1893
Courtesy of Antone Medeiros
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Davey unlisted
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GOLDEN RULE BAZAR/
side ornaments/HONOLULU/
Successor to A.L. Smith,/
W.F. Reynolds, Proprietor.
Usage: October 19, 1893
Seen as a backstamp
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M. S. Grinbaum & Co. Ltd, Honolulu
Located in New York, San Francisco and Honolulu, M. Grinbaum & Co. was an importer, commercial merchant, sugar
factor and insurance agent. The Honolulu office was located in Queen Street.
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AUXPRICOMM-Grinbaum
45mm x 26mm double lined oval
serifed letters
purple
January 18, 1896
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Davey unlisted
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M.S. GRINBAUM & Co., LT'D./
cross side ornaments/date
HONOLULU, H. I.
Usage: 1895-1896
Noted as a backstamp.
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