Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands 

Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands
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Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1116071
Area
Stamps
Title
Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands
Face value
5
Country / area
United States of America (USA)
Year
1928
Month
08
Day
13
Issue group
1928 Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands
Order Number in Issue
2
Basic colour
Black, Blue
Exact colour
Black, Dark blue
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Anniversary, Explorers, Heads of State, Islands, Photographers, Presidents, Voyages of discovery
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Cook, James (1728-1779), Ewing, Martha (1870-1959), Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
Item subject
Michel number
312
Yvert number
278
Scott number
648
Stanley Gibbons number
650
Designer/Engraver
Baldwin, Marcus Wickliffe [1853-1925], Benzing, Joachim Clarence [1880-1970], Hall, Edward McClellan [1862-1939], Huston, Clair Aubrey [1857-1938]
Printing office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing [Washington, 1862-2005]
Perforation
Line perforation 11 : 10½
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving, Typography
Paper
Gum
Print run
1.459.897
Dimensions / diameter
Details

Stamp depicting Theodore Roosevelt with a black overprint "HAWAII 1778-1928"

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