::: Island of Maui Postmarks, Part 2 - Kahului to Kula :::
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A cover sent from Kahului, Maui, on July 17, 1880, to Mrs. Serano Bishop at Honolulu, bearing the earliest recorded strike of Kahului
postmark type 238.42.
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Kahului, Wailuku District
"the winning"
1857-1858; 1859-1900
Postmasters: J. Kimball (1859-1864), E. C. Hobron (1864-1869), Rev. E. H. Bailey
(1873-1876), F. Menden (1878-1880), T. H. Hobron (1880-1884), W. F. Lowrey (1886-1887),
W. F. Mossman (1887), G. P. Wilder (1888-1898; a Mr. Carley was mentioned in 1893), R.
W. Filler (1899-1900); W. F. Mossman served as interim postmaster at times between 1888
and 1891 and F. L. Stolz was interim postmaster for three months in 1889. Stamp sales
at Kahului were about $235 annually in 1884-1885. Stamp sales at Kahului in 1898 were
$480. The postmaster received a salary of $100 per year in 1884-1885 but only $40 in
1898.
Kahului became the main port for Maui once the isthmus sugar plantations were
established in the late 1870's. Until then, Kahului was used as a port but being on
the windward side of the island it took second place to Maalaea Bay. In the late 1870's,
Kahului was dredged so ocean going vessels could dock rather than be loaded or unloaded
by lighters and in the early 1880's, Kahului became the port terminus for the Kahului
Railroad. At 1900, only Honolulu and Kahului were deep water ports. Throughout the
time, Kahului had a relatively small population, people preferring the heights of
Wailuku as a place to live.
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238.42
30mm single lined circle with "KAHULUI POST OFFICE/MANI" variation from 238.02
style; with Maui misspelled
Color: Black
Scarcity: 2
Usage: July 17, 1880 to November 6, 1885
Six strikes, one on cover, are in my collection.
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July 17, 1880, the EKU for this mark
Oct 28, 1885
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282.013
33mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles; small stars
Color: Black
Rarity: 1R
Usage: January __, 1881 to October 12, 1883
Two strikes, one on cover, are in my collection. The rarity rating has gone from
3 to 1R reflecting a belief there are only a few examples around.
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October 27, 1882
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281.013 (I)
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles; large stars; letters of
MAUI closer together than in 281.013 (II); break in inner circle above "M"; dates in
thin slugs; left star points to "K"; outer circles became ink clogged by February, 1885
Color: Black, Purple,
Red
Estimated: 5
Usage: October 31, 1884 to June __, 1889 but query whether strikes after about February, 1886 are all style II
Purple noted in November and December, 1895; red is reported dated January 25, 1889.
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February 24, 1885
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281.013 (II)
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles; large stars; letters of
MAUI spread more widely than in 281.013 (I); no break in inner circle; dates in thick
slugs; left star open to "K"
Color: Black
Rarity: 1R
Usage: February 25, 1886 to August 20, 1887
Four strikes are in my collection. Strikes of this style probably have been
confused with style (I) so we should expect information regarding colors, rarity and
usage to change.
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February 18, 1887 (the dater was a year off)
August 20, 1887
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281.01 (I)
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles; inner circle measures 18mm
and letters of KAHULUI are more tightly spaced than in type II; town letters are 3.5mm
tall; year date is often missing
Color: Black, Red
Estimated: 5
Usage: March __, 1885 to November 8, 1889
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March 12, 1886
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255.12
29mm double lined circle
Color: Black, Purple,
Red
Scarcity: 4
Usage: November __, 1887 – November _, 1891 (used with Honolulu backstamp
receiving mark of November 8, 1891)
Red noted January , 1889; early strikes are black; purple noted from October, 1888.
There are two styles of date type. One style (type A) has short, thick dates and
the other style (type B) has tall, thin dates but all appear to be from the same
marking device. Type A seems to have lasted to about late 1888 and type B strikes are
found thereafter.
Ten strikes, one on cover (type B), are in my collection.
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January 5, 1889
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282.011
33mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles
Color: Purple, Blue,
Black
Estimated: 5
Usage: May 2, 1889 to March 31, 1891
Early strikes are blue; black is noted in late, 1890; otherwise purple. Late
strikes show considerable wear to the marking device.
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November 19, 1889
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281.01 (II)
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles; inner circle measures 17mm
and letters of KAHULUI are more widely spaced than in type I. Office letters are 3.2mm
Color: Purple, Black,
Red, Blue
Estimated: 6
Usage: January 15, 1892 to June __, 1895
Purple is the predominant color; blue is noted in early July, 1893 and again in
May, 1895; red is noted in 1894 at intervals; black dates are uncertain. Philatelic
inspired bisects are found canceled with this mark.
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April 16, 1892
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281.02
__mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles
Color: Purple
Rarity: 1RRRR
Usage: Uncertain
Listed by Burns in 1988 as a new mark and is considered tentative
pending further confirmation.
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no image available
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282.01
33mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles; town letters are 4mm tall or taller
Color: Purple, Black,
Red
Estimated: 5
Usage: February 22, 1895 to January 10, 1897
Red is noted in January, 1897; dark reddish purple strikes are also noted.
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October 25, 1895
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253.01
27mm double lined circle
Color: Red, Purple,
Black
Estimated: 6
Usage: November __, 1896 – December __, 1898
Purple, reddish purple strikes are noted to January, 1897 and red afterward; black
use is uncertain. This mark encompasses style 235.01 once listed for Kahului. The
outer circles became ink clogged by February, 1897, creating the illusion of type
235.01.
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January 2, 1897
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237.01
29mm single lined circle
Color: Red
Estimated: 5
Usage: May __, 1897 – February __, 1898
Letters are smaller and more widely spaced than in style 253.01. Possibly this
type resulted from distortion of type 253.01.
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July 14, 1897
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272.642
27mm single lined outer and inner circles
Color: Blue, Purple,
Red
Estimated: 6
Usage: February __, 1898 – January __, 1900. Favor strikes are known with dates
significantly out of this range. I have a December, 1882 strike on Scott No. 34, for
example. The device was steel and was furnished in February, 1898.
Blue (sometimes greenish-blue tending even toward green) strikes are noted from
September, 1898 to November, 1899; purple strikes are noted as favor strikes; black is
noted in December, 1899.
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May 14, 1898
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255.01
29mm double lined circle
Color: Blue
Scarcity: 2
Usage: January 23, 1900 – February __, 1900
One strike is in my collection. How common is this mark?
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January 23, 1900
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271.017
26mm single lined outer and inner circles
Color: Purple, Black,
Blue
Estimated: 5
Usage: February __, 1900 – June 12, 1900
Purple strikes are usual; black and blue noted but dates are uncertain.
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June 12, 1900
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Kalepolepo
"the dusty place"
1856-1875
Postmaster: J. J. Halstead (1861-1875). Burns lists E. Bond as postmaster in 1858,
but he was postmaster of Kohala on Hawaii.
A landing on Maalaea Bay, now known as Kihei. No postmark known.
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Kaupo, Hana District
"night season"
1860-1869; 1880-1881; 1890-1900
Postmasters: T. E. Cook (1860), J. C. Wilmington (1861-1863), A. R. Coe (1863-1868),
J. A. Ahulii (1868), P. W. Kaawa (1868), J. A. Ahulii (1869); T. Wills (1880-1881), P.
Kamai (1891), C. Andrews (1891-1894), W. B. Starkey (1894), C. Lake (1894-1900). Stamp
sales in 1898 were unrecorded and no salary was allocated for the postmaster. The post
office was located in the residence of the postmaster. When Kaupo was not an official
post office, it was a stop on the overland route between Ulupalakua and Hana and a
place to collect letters received or to be sent.
Old spelling was Kaopo until 1870. The site was a ranch on the south slope of Haleakala.
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801
Kaupo
manuscript
Color: Black
Rarity: 1RR
Noted on Scott No. 31
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281.01
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles
Color: Purple, Black
Rarity: 1RRR, ten strikes recorded
Usage: September __, 1892 to ?, 1898
Two strikes, one on a cut square, are in my collection.
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February 1, 1893
June 12, 1893
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255.01
29mm double lined circle
Color: Black
Rarity: 1RRRR, one strike recorded
Usage: August 17, 1899
One strike is in my collection.
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August 17, 1899
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Keanae, Hana District
"the mullet"
1867-1876; 1894-1900
Postmasters: Rev. S. Kamakahiki (1867-1875), W. Napihaa (1894-1900). Stamp sales in
1898 were unrecorded but the postmaster was alloted a salary of $5. The post office
was located in the residence of the postmaster.
Village on the north coast of East Maui.
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801
Keanae
manuscript
Color: Black
Rarity: 1RR
Noted on Scott No. 43
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803
Keanae/date
manuscript
Color: Black
Rarity: 1RR
Noted on Scott No. 43
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281.01
30mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles
Color: Purple, Red
Scarcity: 2
Usage: February 20, 1894 to March 24, 1898
Three strikes are in my collection.
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August 21, 1894
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255.9a1
29mm double lined circle; duplex cancel
Color: Purple
Rarity: 1R
Usage: July 21, 1898 - September __, 1899
Two strikes are in my collection.
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July 21, 1898
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Keokea, Makawao District
"white"
1893-1900
Postmasters: S. W. Makai (1893-1895), D. Kapohakukimohewa (1896-1900). Stamp sales in
1898 were unrecorded, but the postmaster was alloted a salary of $5.
No postmarks known.
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Kihei, Wailuku District
"shoulder cape"
1893-1900
Postmasters: Peter Makia (1899), J. C. Long (1900). Stamp sales in 1898 were
unrecorded and no salary was alloted for the postmaster, if there was one.
Landing on Maalaea Bay for the Kula District and Ulupalakua. Formerly known as Kalepolepo.
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255.01
29mm double lined circle
Color: Purple, Black
Scarcity: 3
Usage: April 17, 1899 – June __, 1900
Black noted April to June, 1899
Eight strikes, one on cover, are in my collection.
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April 25, 1900
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Kipahulu, Hana District
"sojourn at forest edge"
1880-1900
Postmasters: Thom. K. Clarke (1880-1886), W. Von Uffel (1887-1891), C. Hagens (1891),
A. Bucholtz (1891-1898) and A. Gross (1899-1900). Stamp sales in 1884-1885 were about
$40 per year and in 1898 they were $180.
Coastal village on the southeast coast of East Maui and headquarters for the Kipahulu
Sugar Co.
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253.51
27mm double lined circle
Color: Purple
Estimated: 5
Usage: January __, 1891 – January __, 1896
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June 3, 1892
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282.011
33mm double lined outer and single lined inner circles
Color: Purple, Black
Estimated: 7
Usage: July __, 1896 to June 1, 1900
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June 10, 1897
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Koolau, Hana District
"windward"
1888-1892
Postal reports show mail delivered to an office of this name, a sub-district on
windward East Maui. No postmasters were appointed and no postmark is known.
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Kula, Makawao District
"dry upland"
1856-1861
Whether a postal agency existed here is uncertain but one is referenced in early
reports. No postmaster was appointed.
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801
Kulamaui
manuscript
Color: Black
Rarity: 1RRR
Noted on earlier Bank Note Issues
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Courtesy of Gary Peters
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