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New stamps from Hawai'i - Birds & Queen Lili'uokalani
Aloha,
Greetings from the Hawaiian Islands. We are pleased to announce 2 new stamp issues. 1. New stamp issue released October 10 2003. Three stamps were issued on October 10th 2003 by Hawai'i Post depicting Hawaiian Birds only found in Hawai'i and nowhere else. This is Part 2 in a series. The first stamp pays for extra charges, such as additional weight. It shows the Endangered Species, Hemignathus procerus. The common name is Kaua'i honeycreeper and the Hawaiian name is 'Akialoa. The second stamp prepays the Overnight rate. It shows the Endangered Species, Himantopus knudseni with one of it's young. The common name is Hawaiian Stilt and the Hawaiian name is Ae'o. The third stamp prepays the Same Day rate. It shows the Extinct Species, Chloridops kona. The common name is Kona Grosbeak. There is no Hawaiian name as it was very rare even before becoming extinct, with the last sighting in 1894. For more information about this issue, please go to: http://www.hawaii-post.com/10OCT03.html 2. New stamp issue released September 2 2003. A stamp was issued on September 2nd 2003 by Hawai'i Post to celebrate the 165th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Lili'uokalani. The eighth and last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. The stamp prepays the Same Day rate for 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds). It shows a portrait of Queen Lili'uokalani from an original black and white photograph. The frame, her name and the denomination are in gold foil. For more information about this issue, please go to: http://www.hawaii-post.com/02SEP03.html For more information about other issues from Hawai'i Post, please go to: http://www.hawaii-post.com/stamps.html Mahalo (Thank you), Hawai'i Post P O Box 8735 Honolulu Hawai'i 96830 U.S.A. http://www.hawaii-post.com |
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