Old Hawaii Cinderella?

As recently posted, I'm just starting to go through a stamp collection I've had for a number of years. Well this is one of my favorites- and I don't believe it's even a postage stamp.

A couple years ago I was paging through one of the books and pulled this out, and it's actually been sitting on my desk since (in a protective case of course). It measures 35mm wide, not counting the perforations.

Any ideas about it? The innernet offers nothing. The closest thing I found online is a postcard version, as well as reproduction posters with same image. Quarter way down the page: http://valuablepostcards.blogspot.c...archive.html

JessEm....item looks to be as titled.
Cinderella.

Would it be safe to say it was most likely given out as a souvenir, or something of that nature?

I can't offer too much information other than the fact that this Mid-Pacific Parade was held for several years from 1910 until at least 1917, as described at this link:

http://hawaiiantimemachine.blogspot...arnival.html

Coordinated with the artwork for the posters were a series of Cinderella (Poster) Stamps, the one you posted was for 1910. Here's one for 1915:



It's certainly an interesting collectible. I'm not certain of the value of the poster stamp, although the coordinated poster artwork is said to be rare and valuable.

HawaiiHistory.org puts the start date for the Carnivals at 1905 and says that it became the Kamehameha Day Parade in 1916. That sort of fits with the "6th annual" on the 1911 poster at the above link.

The lack of a comprehensive catalogue means that the prices for poster stamps end up being all over the board. You can see a poster stamp on a card for $25 at one dealer, and you can see the same stamp on a stock sheet of 25 poster stamps for $25 at a dealer two rows away.

Some exhibition poster stamps were distributed in advance as promotional materials, while others were souvenirs of the event. I don't know anything about the use of these.

I actually emailed this to someone at the Hawaiian Society over a week ago. He said he's never seen the stamp before, but he sounded impressed. I assume he's located in Hawaii, yet I'm pretty sure I could hear his jaw hit the floor. Now I'm just waiting. I realize these things take time...

Thanks for the input and keep it coming. I look forward to any other information specific to these Hawaiian stamps someone may have. This whole stamp business has been very interesting and educational.

The 1904 "Automobile Floral Fiesta" (originally held on Thanksgiving day) evolved into the Floral Parade and moved to Washington's Birthday (Feb 15, 1906). No parade was held in 1905. The name later changed to only the Mid-Pacific Carnival. The Mid-Pacific Carnival continued to spotlight the Hawaiian Islands until 1917. It was decided that the 1918 Mid-Pacific Carnival be held at an appropriate level (limited to athletic contests) due to the efforts of the U.S. in World War I.

From 1904 through 1917, the primary motive of holding the event was to produce a revenue stream for the Hawaiian businesses (tourism and investments). The Hawaii Promotion Committee was in charge of the annual event. The Hawaii Promotion Committee was part of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce.

In order to promote the event, an annual contest (only for the years 1910 through 1917) was held to select a poster design. The winning poster design was printed into posters, postcards, and stickers. These three forms of media was sent throughout the world to publicize the event.

The stickers (name the Hawaii Promotion Committee used) are know today as "Poster Stamps".

The advance Hawaiiana specialist seeks the "design trifecta", that is, own the poster, postcard, and sticker. This is an extremely difficult task to accomplish as most of the posters were trashed after the event. Stickers were attached to anything that was not moving. As for the postcards, they are highly prized by specialized collectors.

It is my opinion that the posters and stickers are highly valued since many did not survive due to their uses as disposable advertising. The postcards were advertising on a form of written communication and kept after being delivered.

The most highly prized design is the 1914 Mid-Pacific Carnival. It features the father of modern surfing, Duke Kahanamoku.

This is the 1914 Mid-Pacific Carnival Poster Stamp in my collection.


Here is Duke in the same pose on a 1914 Mid-Pacific Carnival So-called Dollar (also in my collection).

Nice cinderellas and great posts! As usual, if you dig hard enough you can often find supporting information on the subject of the label(s), but finding details about the label itself is usually nearly impossible. There is just no cataloging done, and unless there are intact sheets with printer's information, or information (notes, etc.) from a previous owner, the 'vital statistics' are lost to history.

One exception is Alan Jackson's "For God , Kaiser, and Fatherland 1914-1918", a massive catalog of propaganda and charity labels produced by the central powers. As the author relates in the introduction, the primary reason this catalog exists is that by chance he found a photocopy of a 1926 Austrian work on these cinderellas.

Unless the cinderellas are written about contemporaneously, or soon after their production, the chances of there being any detailed information on them seem pretty slim.

DrDarryl, In a single post you've provided more info about this stamp than everything else I had previously found combined. I was beginning to think that any background info was lost forever, as bookbndrbob described. The stamp itself has a neat overall appearance. The color scheme is simple and bold, and the art deco artwork was perhaps a couple decades ahead of its time. I found this stamp while paging through thousands of old stamps. This one stood out among the rest. Actually, jumped off the page is more like it. Finding info was much like a difficult jigsaw puzzle that I've all but given up on, and you've provided a key piece! Thank you for sharing it. :)

Glad to assist!

Here is more specific information relating to the 1910 Floral Parade poster stamp.



and more ....



Enjoy !

Image and information of the artist...

I may do a write-up about the Mid-Pacific Carnival poster stamp series in the near future. It takes time to perform detailed research. Hopefully, a few months in my spare time.

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DrDarryl...very impressive! The American Philatelist should be so lucky to get such an article. If the article were to be published b ythe APS, the information would be preserved for future collectors in the AP Research Library.

Just fantastic, DrDarryl!

Hi JessEm,
I could not use the SCF email mechanism. Please feel free to use the information posted and provide credit.
DrDarryl

Will do! Thanks again, DrDarryl.