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U.S. #647
1928 2¢ Discovery of Hawaii

First Day of Issue: August 13, 1928
First City: Honolulu, HI; Washington, D.C.
Quantity Issued: 5,519,897
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 11 x 10.5
Color: Carmine

In 1928, suggestions were made to issue a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Hawaii. Although the Post Office Department initially refused, they eventually agreed to issue a pair of overprinted stamps that would be much less costly than designing and printing new stamps. These Hawaiian Sesquicentennial stamps were overprinted versions of the Regular Series of 1922-26. However, when the stamps were issued, many post offices around the country were unaware of them and refused to accept them, claiming they were already canceled and not fit for postage.