US 1937 Statue of Kamehameha I, Honolulu, Hawaii 3c. Scott. 799


US 1937 Statue of Kamehameha I, Honolulu, Hawaii 3c. Scott. 799


Series: Territorial Issues Hawaii

Stamp details: Statue of Kamehameha I, Honolulu

Issued date: 18-10-1937 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 799
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 795
Michel (Germany): 406
Yvert et Tellier (France): 364

Dimensions (height x width):
40mm x 25mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary Press

Stamp Colors: Violet
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Statue, Head of State, King, Monument, Royalty

Total print: 78,454,450 (estimate)

Description:- Kamehameha I (1758?-1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The state of Hawaii gave a statue of him to the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C. as one of two statues it is entitled to install there.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I