Posting My Entire Cover Collection...

...but don't worry. I only have one. And I didn't collect it as much as I just put some extra glassines inside it and stuck it in a shoebox of supplies.

The 3c stamps along the right edge are damaged as they are on almost every letter I receive. But it's because of the stamp on the left that I kept it.

[Sorry if the scan is a little large]



Below is a close up of the Hawaii Post stamp. I had never heard of that before the letter and I still don't know much about it other than a cursory glance at the website. Are they collectible? Of interest to anyone here? Sadly, this one appears smeared.

wow..very beautiful cover

Thanks John:

It's always fun to learn new stuff. Doing a little research on my own thread, I found this info on the hawaii-post website:

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ABOUT HAWAI'I POST

* Hawai'i Post operates under the exemption to the U.S. Private Express Statutes that allows urgent mail. The relevant statute is Section 39 CFR320-6.
* May 1997, "Hawai'i Post" is established as a messenger and delivery service in Waikiki to pick up and deliver urgent mail.
* May 15 1997, "Hawaii Post"is registered as a Tradename in the State of Hawai'i.
* February 10 2000, the domain name www.hawaii-post.com is created.
* June 13 2000, "Hawai'i Post" starts issuing postage stamps for prepayment of services.
* September 19 2000. "Hawaii Post" is re-registered as a Tradename in the State of Hawai'i until February 10 2011.
* "Hawaii Post" is a registered Service Mark (# 2,432,418) granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
* Late January 2007. Due to the owner being deployed to Iraq, the service is suspended for a whole year.
* May 2007. The owner returns from Iraq and the service is re-opened.

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I don't mean to sound derogatory (especially to an Iraqi Veteran), but isn't this essentially a messenger service?
Anyone know of a similar business operating as a "U.S. Private Express"?

Wonderful cover and great story Kirk.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dianne

Kirk,
I have heard of the Hawai'i Post. I have thought about purchasing some covers from his site. I have my own local post and a few other LP items in my collection. I am also a member of the Local Post Collectors Society. BTW, yes the covers are collectible to the right people.

The date is my uncles birthday and I've been to Oahu. Too bad about the postal processing machinery damaging the stamps.

Love the franking on the cover Kirk and thanks for the story mate

City delivery stamps (local posts) going back to the 1850's are listed in the Scott U.S. Specialized Catalog.

Here's a local post from Boyd's City Delivery I posted back in December:

https://goscf.com/t/3307

Pretty sneaky lead-in Kirk! It's an interesting cover. The local stamp looks almost like embroidery to me (or a picture of an embroidery). It's quite attractive.

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