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Hawaiian Specimen Stamps
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Description
An uncut sheet (6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.; 168 x 96 mm) of 20 1874 black "SPECIMEN" overprint on 13ยข re-issue of the original 1853 "Boston Engraved" issue.
Literature
Scott Catalogue Hawaii 11sa
Catalogue Note
The 13 cent stamp is denominated "Hawaiian 5 Cts." and "United States 8 Cts." This covered both the domestic Hawaiian delivery rate of 5 cents, as well as the additional 8 cents required to ship a letter to San Francisco and then have it deivered within the continental United States.