Post by Craig on Oct 7, 2013 16:02:50 GMT -5
These two revenue stamps were used by the Kingdom of Hawaii on a contract issued to an immigrant laborer from Japan in 1900.
The stamps – $1.00 value (Scott #R3) and 50-cent value (Scott #R2) were printed by the American Bank Note Company on unwatermarked paper in 1877. The stamps in their respective sheets were roulette 8 for easy separation.
They would worth a nice premium over catalog value because of their legitimate use to pay the required fees on a legal document. However, in actuality, this is a picture of the real document that was framed and hung on a hospital wall.
The $1.00 stamp is actually black in real life, and the 50-cent one is orange.
Click on image to enlarge.
The stamps – $1.00 value (Scott #R3) and 50-cent value (Scott #R2) were printed by the American Bank Note Company on unwatermarked paper in 1877. The stamps in their respective sheets were roulette 8 for easy separation.
They would worth a nice premium over catalog value because of their legitimate use to pay the required fees on a legal document. However, in actuality, this is a picture of the real document that was framed and hung on a hospital wall.
The $1.00 stamp is actually black in real life, and the 50-cent one is orange.
Click on image to enlarge.
