# C55 - 1959 7c Hawaii Statehood
U.S. #C55
1959 7¢ Hawaii Statehood
City: Honolulu, HI
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Hawaiian Independence Day
After the death of King Kamehameha in 1819, his wife, newly converted Protestant Queen regent Kaʻahumanu, outlawed Catholicism in Hawaii. French Catholic priests were deported and native Hawaiian Catholic converts were arrested. They were later freed when they rejected Catholicism.
On November 28, 1843, British, and French representatives met at the Court of London to sign the Anglo-French Proclamation, formally recognizing Hawaii's independence. Despite President Tyler's earlier assurance, the U.S. didn't sign the proclamation because it needed to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. However, in 1846 Tyler's Secretary of State John C. Calhoun sent Hawaii a formal recognition of its independence.
U.S. #C55
1959 7¢ Hawaii Statehood
City: Honolulu, HI
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Hawaiian Independence Day
After the death of King Kamehameha in 1819, his wife, newly converted Protestant Queen regent Kaʻahumanu, outlawed Catholicism in Hawaii. French Catholic priests were deported and native Hawaiian Catholic converts were arrested. They were later freed when they rejected Catholicism.
On November 28, 1843, British, and French representatives met at the Court of London to sign the Anglo-French Proclamation, formally recognizing Hawaii's independence. Despite President Tyler's earlier assurance, the U.S. didn't sign the proclamation because it needed to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. However, in 1846 Tyler's Secretary of State John C. Calhoun sent Hawaii a formal recognition of its independence.