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Sale 65: The Gary Peters Collection of Hawaii

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Town Postmarks - Island of Oahu

Lot 171 o   

(Oahu) Hauula, Oahu, Jan 3, 1900, full purple cds (255.01, 1RR) on 1899, 2¢ rose, Very Fine, a choice strike of this rare townmark, with Only Seven Strikes Recorded.
Scott No. 81    Estimate $300 - 400.

A post office was opened at Hauula in 1899 with C. Andrews named as postmaster, but what kind of facility existed at this place before 1899 is unclear. References list a post office at Hauula in 1856-1861 but a postmaster is not identified. In 1884, a postmaster was named for Hauula, but no post office was listed there.

Realized: $750

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