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Hawaiian Missionary 2¢ (1851)
Polynesian newspaper typesetters
Rare
Date
1851
Object Type
Kingdom of Hawaii postage stamp, 2 cents
Medium / Material
Typeset on thin paper
Production Place
Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
Dimensions
H 22 × W 19.5 mm
Condition
Fair used
Earliest stamps of the Kingdom of Hawaii, typeset by the Polynesian newspaper. The 2c value was used on missionary correspondence home to New England.
Materials & Techniques
Thin wove paper, black ink, no gum
Location
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