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From 1864 to 1878, all of Hawaii's postage stamps were printed by the National Bank Note Company of New York.
Through most of the last half of the 19th Century American printing firms were consolidating, culminating in an
1879 consolidation of the National Bank Note Company, Continental Bank Note Company and American Bank Note Company
with predecessor firms such as Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, Toppan and Carpenter and Company. Many United
States specialists mistakenly think the NBNCo ceased to exist in 1873 and give Hawaii specialists a skeptical look
when we talk about NBNCo stamps being printed as late as 1878. In 1873, the United States switched printers and
replaced the NBNCo with Continental, but the NBNCo continued to produce Hawaiian stamps for six more years until
both the NBNCo and Continental were swallowed by the ABNCo.
Numbering sequences used in most catalogues bear no relationship to the printing sequence. Cataloguers prefer to
order things in ascending denomination. According to printing sequence, the nine Hawaiian stamps produced by the NBNCo are Scott Catalogue Nos. 31, 32, 30a, 33, 34, 35, 36, 33a and 30b.
Missing from this list are Scott Nos. 30 and 31a, both of which were printed after the American Bank Note Company
merger, as were all of Hawaii's postage stamps beginning with Scott No. 37. For details of each stamp, press the
links to their individual pages.
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Scott No. 31
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Scott No. 32
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1864 - 2¢ Kamehameha IV,
orange red, Scott No. 31
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1865 - 5¢ Kamehameha V,
greenish blue, Scott No. 32
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THE 1871 STAMPS
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1¢ Princess Victoria Kamamalu, mauve, Scott No. 30a
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6¢ King Kamehameha V, yellow green, Scott No. 33
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18¢ Kekuanaoa, burgundy, Scott No. 34
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THE 1875 STAMPS
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2¢ King Kalakaua, brown, Scott No. 35
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12¢ Prince Leliohoku, black, Scott No. 36
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COLOR CHANGES DURING THE NBNCo PRINTINGS
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1877 - 6¢ King Kamehameha V, bluish green, Scott No. 33a (See 1871 stamps)
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1878 - 1¢ Princess Victoria Kamamalu, violet, Scott No. 30b (See 1871 stamps)
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NBNCo. Earliest Documented Uses:
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Scott No. |
Value |
Issue Date |
Earliest Documented Uses |
Notes |
31 |
2¢ orange-red |
June 17, 1864 |
August __, 1864 |
M/s docket on cover |
32 |
5¢ greenish blue |
Mar. 21, 1866 |
April 23, 1866 |
Honolulu 242.03 cds of Apr. 25, 1866 on cover to Wisconsin (Siegel sale 1172, lot 1195) |
30a |
1¢ mauve |
Feb. 11, 1871 |
August __, 1875 |
M/s docket on cover |
33 |
6¢ yellow green |
Feb. 11, 1871 |
Apr. 19, 1871 |
Postmark on cover |
34 |
18¢ deep rose |
Feb. 11, 1871 |
Oct. 24, 1871 |
Postmark on cover |
35 |
2¢ dark brown |
Feb. 20, 1875 |
March 8, 1875 |
Postmark on cover |
36 |
12¢ black |
Feb. 20, 1875 |
Dec. 7, 1875 |
Postmark on cover |
33a |
6¢ blue-green |
Aug. 23, 1877 |
Oct. 9, 1877 |
Hono cds on cover |
30b |
1¢ violet |
Dec. 2, 1878 |
Jan. 15, 1882 |
Hono. cds on cover |
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