{"product_id":"archive-007-hawaiian-missionaries","title":"Archive 007 — Hawaiian Missionaries","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHawaiian Missionaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fragile stamps that carried voices across the Pacific.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1851\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Kingdom of Hawaii issued its first postage stamps. Printed in blue on a hand-operated press in Honolulu, they were created by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry M. Whitney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Hawaii’s first postmaster and the son of missionaries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/exhibition\/william-h-gross-stamp-gallery-gems-of-american-philately\/1851-hawaiian-missionaries\"\u003epostalmuseum.si.edu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first issues appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-cent, 5-cent and 13-cent denominations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They became known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hawaiian Missionaries”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e because many were used by Christian missionaries living in the islands to send correspondence back to the United States. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/exhibition\/about-philately-us-related-areas\/kingdom-of-hawaii\"\u003epostalmuseum.si.edu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir simple appearance hides extraordinary rarity. Printed on fragile paper and produced in very small numbers, relatively few survived. The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum notes that only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e197 examples of the Missionary issues have been recorded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\/exhibition\/about-philately-us-related-areas\/kingdom-of-hawaii\"\u003epostalmuseum.si.edu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, they are among the great classics of Pacific philately — tiny witnesses to long-distance communication between Hawaii and the wider world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchive 007\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this remarkable chapter of postal history takes on a new form. Reimagined as a 100-piece miniature puzzle, the Hawaiian Missionaries become an object to assemble, contemplate and collect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished with a delicate soft-touch surface for a refined, tactile feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 pieces · 10 × 14 cm · Collectible mini puzzle · STAMP → OBJECT™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swiderski Philatelic Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58975006130511,"sku":"SPA-ARCH-007","price":22.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1042\/7239\/6623\/files\/14.jpg?v=1790866475","url":"https:\/\/swiderskiphilatelicart.com\/products\/archive-007-hawaiian-missionaries","provider":"Swiderski Philatelic Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}