13c King Kamehameha III die proof

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Object Details

Depicts

Kamehameha III

Description

Honolulu Advertiser Collection of Hawaiian Missionary Postage Stamps and Covers

Die proof of Hawaiian Scott 6.

This proof with the plate number C-218 was also created for the 1889 reprinting of the 13-cent Kamehameha III issue.

Date

1889

Object number

1995.2098.10

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink

Dimensions

Height x Width: 2 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (6.2 x 5 cm)

Place

Hawaiian Islands (kingdom)

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National Postal Museum Collection

On View

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)

U.S. Related Areas

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm842c3bc8b-f6b0-4268-ad2c-57d365105e3e

Record ID

npm_1995.2098.10