1859 2c light blue on bluish white paper
# H13 - 1859 2c light blue on bluish white paper
$3,900.00
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“The Plain Border issues” are part of Hawaii’s Postal History
Hawaii #13 is part of the Numeral Issue, also called the “plain border issue”. (As you know, the Missionary stamps had numerals with fancy borders, and this was a way of distinguishing the newer stamps.) The Numerals were printed with moveable type in parallel columns of two side-by-side subjects, and five rows down.
The history of mail service in Hawaii is intriguing. Prior to 1859, all domestic postage was free. Schooners plied the waters between the islands to deliver mail to residents. The new postal rates resulting from changes to the Civil Act were a response to the rapid increase in domestic mail, plus the postal system’s need for revenue to cover expenses. Citizens were mailing all kinds of bulky and heavy goods for free.
The 2c #13 stamp was issued to pay Hawaii’s standard domestic letter rate, including inter-island mail. It covers the rate for letters weighing up to one- half ounce, and sealed packages of the same weight. Pamphlets of under 200 pages were charged at the same rate. Drop letters, left and picked up at the same post office, remained postage-free. The 2c rate continued in use until 1900 when the U.S. Post Office Department assumed responsibility for delivery of Hawaiian mail.
“The Plain Border issues” are part of Hawaii’s Postal History
Hawaii #13 is part of the Numeral Issue, also called the “plain border issue”. (As you know, the Missionary stamps had numerals with fancy borders, and this was a way of distinguishing the newer stamps.) The Numerals were printed with moveable type in parallel columns of two side-by-side subjects, and five rows down.
The history of mail service in Hawaii is intriguing. Prior to 1859, all domestic postage was free. Schooners plied the waters between the islands to deliver mail to residents. The new postal rates resulting from changes to the Civil Act were a response to the rapid increase in domestic mail, plus the postal system’s need for revenue to cover expenses. Citizens were mailing all kinds of bulky and heavy goods for free.
The 2c #13 stamp was issued to pay Hawaii’s standard domestic letter rate, including inter-island mail. It covers the rate for letters weighing up to one- half ounce, and sealed packages of the same weight. Pamphlets of under 200 pages were charged at the same rate. Drop letters, left and picked up at the same post office, remained postage-free. The 2c rate continued in use until 1900 when the U.S. Post Office Department assumed responsibility for delivery of Hawaiian mail.