POST OFFICE IN PARADISE - Pictorial Issue Stamps on Domestic Covers

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::: Pictorial Issue Stamps on Domestic Covers :::

Pictorial stamps of the Republic of Hawaii are common on commercial domestic covers. Both the 1¢ and 2¢ values can be found readily. This cover bearing the 2¢ salmon Scott No. 81 was mailed from Kihei, Maui and was postmarked there on April 25, 1900 with Kihei postmark type 255.01.

The 1¢ yellow, Scott No. 74, is found commercially on domestic drop letters and circulars. This circular was mailed from Honolulu to Spreckelsville, Maui.

Here is an example of the 1¢ Scott No. 74 on a drop letter mailed February 2, 1897 at Honolulu for delivery in Honolulu.

This taxed cover bearing only the 1¢ Scott No. 74 was mailed at Honolulu on February 10, 1899.

This cover bearing the 2¢ brown Scott No. 75 was canceled with the old style patent cancel MH type 116.

A double rate cover bearing a pair of Scott No. 75 – this cover was mailed at Kahului, Maui, addressed to Paia, but was sent erroneously to Hana, Maui. It was returned to Kahului and then sent to Paia so it picked up multiple postmarks.

The 1¢ green Scott No. 80 is seen commonly on circular or drop letters and in pairs to make up the 2¢ rate. This example is a circular letter mailed from Honolulu with the undated postmark type 232.528.

Mailed June 12, 1900 from Kahului to Spreckelsville, this cover bears the 2¢ salmon colored Scott No. 81. It was postmarked with Kahului type 271.017. Scott No. 81 is common on cover.

This cover with a Scott No. 81 was mailed from Wailuku, Maui, to Honolulu and was postmarked June 2, 1900 with Wailuku type 253.01.

Higher values of the pictorial issue were printed for foreign mail but appear on domestic philatelic covers. The 10¢ value is known on commercial domestic registered covers, as in this next example.

This domestic registered cover was mailed at Koloa, Kauai on May 30, 1899, with Koloa postmark type 282.012 and sent to Honolulu where it was postmarked on May 31, with postmark type 282.11. The 10¢ yellow green Scott No. 77 along with a pair of Scott No. 81 frank this cover for the domestic registered rate.

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