1889 2c Hawaii Specimen Overprint, carmine

 Get a Desirable and Affordable Hawaii Reprint Stamp Today

Hawaii stamps are scarce and desirable, making it difficult to get your hands on them.  Reprint stamps like this one make it a little easier – and more affordable.  Get this one in your collection today and enjoy its beauty and interesting philatelic history.

Reprints like this one were created after Hawaii's postmaster general ordered them in 1885 because he wanted to have all the previous portrait stamps available for sale.  In 1892, all unsold stamps were given the "reprint" overprint to distinguish them from the originals.