::: Island of Maui Postmarks, Part 1 - Haiku to Kaanapali :::
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A rare multiple use of Scott No. 37 to pay the 5¢ UPU rate to the United States, sent from Haiku in
June, 1884 and postmarked with the scarce Haiku type 282.013 mark.
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Haiku, Makawao District
"sharp break"
1862-1893
Postmasters: G. Beckwith (1863-1866), S. Savidge (1866), W. Goodale (1867-1869), S. T.
Alexander (1875-1884, with C. H. Dickey interim in 1879), H. P. Baldwin (1885-1890) and
C. H. Dickey (1892). By 1892, the office was listed as being combined with the
Hamakuapoko office. The post office was kept in Dickey's store. Stamp sales in the
years 1884 and 1885 were unrecorded, but the postmaster was alloted an annual salary of
$25. In 1879, Dickey canceled stamps with his initials, CHD, in manuscript.
Dickey was the first to install a telephone in the islands. Site of a mill for the
Haiku Sugar Co.
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801
Haiku
manuscript
Color: Black, Red
Rarity 1RRRR
Noted on Scott No. 31 cover
Five strikes are recorded
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September 15, 1873
(Courtesy of Gary Peters)
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238.02
30mm single lined circle
Color: Black
Rarity 1RRR, seven strikes recorded
Usage: August __, 1879 – June 5, 1882
Two strikes are in my collection.
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October 2_, 1879
Courtesy of Phil Kay
__ 12, 1880
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282.013
33mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle; late use usually without date
Color: Black
Scarcity: 2
Usage: June __, 1882 – September 11, 1884
Late strikes show the device was severly worn.
Nine strikes are in my collection, one on cover.
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June, 1884
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Hamakuapoko, Makawao District
"short corner"
1882-1900
Postmasters: W. E. Rowell (1879), C. H. Alexander (1883), W. Goodale (1884), C. H.
Wallace (1886-1887), C. H. Dickey (1888-1893) and W. F. Mossman (1893-1900). Stamp
sales in 1884-1885 were about $800 annually. Stamp sales at Hamakuapoko were $458 in
1898.
Headquarters for the Haiku Sugar Co.
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281.01
31mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Blue, Purple,
Red
Estimated: 6
Usage: July __, 1883 – July __, 1892
The July, 1892 strike is on a cover postmarked July 10, 1892 at Honolulu but the Hamakuapoko date is unreadable
because the postmarking device by then was badly disintegrated.
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October 20, 1887
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The month and day were replaced by blank slugs in this 1892 strike
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804
Hamakuapoko, Maui/
Hawaiian Islands
manuscript
Color: Black
Rarity: 1RR
Noted on Scott No. 39 cover in January, 1892 when the 281.01 device was being repaired.
One cover is in my collection. Are there other examples?
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281.011
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Black, Purple
Estimated: 9
Usage: __, 1892 – February 12, 1900
This device became badly worn toward the end of its use. Throughout its use, the
year date often failed to print.
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October ___
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February 2, 1900
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Hamoa, Hana District
an old name for Samoa
1885-1900
Postmasters: L. S. Lionarons (1885-1886), D. Center (1886-1890), M. W. Rooney (1890),
W. von Gravenmeyer (1891-1895), F. Wittrock (1898-1899) and C. Weatherbee (1900).
Stamp sales in 1885 were $75. Stamp sales in 1898 were $180.
Landing along the north coast of East Maui.
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281.01 (I)
31mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Black
Scarcity: 4
Usage: July __, 1886 – March __, 1889
The inner line of the double lined outer circle is quite wavy compared to Hamoa
type 281.01 (II) and the town letters are closer to the double outer line. The date
type is different than in the later style.
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February 10, 1887
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detail
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281.011
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Purple
Estimated: 7
Usage: August __, 1889 – September __, 1896
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September 23, 1893
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253.01
27mm double lined circle
Color: Purple, Black
Estimated: 6
Usage: October __, 1896 – May __, 1900
This mark often is barely legible.
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December 11, 1896
February 10, 1899
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281.01 (II)
31mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Purple
Rarity: 1R, number of strikes uncertain
Usage: June 1, 1900
Neither Davey/Bash nor Burns noticed this mark is different from the earlier style.
The town letters are 1mm from the inner circle and centered better than in style I and
the inner line of the double lined outer circle is not wavy. Examples of this type
need to be reported to be sure of the proper rarity rating. I have only this one
example. Please check your strikes and let me know if you have others confused with
style I.
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June 1, 1900
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Hana, Hana District
"rainy land"
1859-1900
Postmasters: W. O. Baldwin (1859-1860), Wm. L. Davis (1860-__), Mr. Cook (1865) A.
Unna (1865-1884) and John Grunwald (1886-1900). The post office was located at the
Hana Store from 1859 to 1900. Stamp sales in 1884-1885 were about $175 per year.
Stamp sales were $300 in 1898.
Harbor and site of Hana Plantation on the northwest coast of East Maui.
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801
Hana
manuscript
Rarity: 1RRRR
Noted on Scott No. 13 and reported on No. 31
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(Advertiser Sale, lot 214 Courtesy Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries) [2 lines]
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802
Hana/PO
manuscript
Rarity: 1RRRR
Noted on Scott No. 31
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281.012
29mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Purple
Rarity: 1R
Usage: April 12, 1886 to February __, 1900
One strike is in my collection.
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April 12, 1886
Courtesy of David Volstrup-Petersen
November 23, 1887
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281.11
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Purple
Estimated: 7
Usage: June 2, 1889 to December __, 1896
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February 2, 1893
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282.013
33mm double lined outer and single lined inner circle
Color: Black, Purple
Rarity: 1RRRR
Usage: April, 1881 to December 11, 1882
No example is in my collection
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December 11, 1882
Courtesy of David Volstrup-Petersen
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255.01
29mm double lined circle
Color: Purple
Estimated: 5
Usage: May __, 1896 – April __, 1900
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November 26, 1897
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253.02
27-28mm double lined circle; slightly oval
Color: Purple
Rarity: 1RRR, six strikes recorded
Usage: August 14, 1896 – October __, 1896
Two strikes, one on cover, are in my collection.
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August 19, __
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253.01
27mm double lined circle
Color: Purple
Estimated: 5
Usage: February __, 1898 – June 15,1900
The letters are more closely spaced than in type 255.01. Most strikes appear as a single lined circle due to
ink clogging. The latest use is Territorial on a U.S. stamp.
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February 1, 1900
May 18, 1900
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Honokohau, Lahaina District
"sites bay"
1884-1900
Postmaster: L. K. Kalama (1884-1886), J. A. Kaukau (1893) D. Kapaku (1893), D. Taylor
(1894-1897) and D. Kapaku (1898-1900). A postmaster salary of $25 per year was alloted
in 1884-1885 but no stamp sales were recorded. A salary of $5 was alloted for this
office in 1898. Stamps sales were unrecorded in 1884-1885 or 1898.
No postmarks known.
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Honokowai, Lahaina District
"harbor"
1884-1900
Postmaster: J. A. Kaukau (1884-1893), Chas. Goheir (1894-1899) and Frank Clark
(1899-1900). A postmaster salary of $25 per year was alloted in 1884-1885, but no
stamp sales were recorded. A salary of $5 was alloted for this office in 1898, but no
stamp sales were recorded.
No postmarks known.
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Huelo, Hana District
"tail"
1884-1900
Postmasters: W. Turner (1884-1892), J. R. Smythe (1892-1894), A. H. Crook (1895) and
M. Mattson (1895-1900). Stamp sales in 1884-1885 were about $72 annually and the
postmaster was alloted an annual salary of $25. Stamp sales were unrecorded in 1898,
but the postmaster was paid a salary of $5.
A village and steamer landing on the North Coast of East Maui.
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205
straightline
Color: orange
Scarcity: 1RRRR, two strikes recorded
Usage: April, 1886
Two strikes noted, one on Scott No. 39 cover with a Honolulu postmark dated April 6, 1886
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(Courtesy of Gary Peters)
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281.011
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles
Color: Purple
Scarcity: 2
Usage: March 7, 1890 to September __, 1899
Five strikes, one on cover, are in my collection.
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March 7, 1890
April 29, 1893
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Kaanapali, Lahaina District
"dividing cliff"
1889-1892
Name for a landing but no post office was located here.
No postmarks known.
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