Lot 1427
Hawaii, Revenue, 1877, 50¢ yellow orange, vertical pair, tied by purple "Stamp Duty, Paid, Nov 15, 1881" handstamp on Royal Patent granting 256 fathoms of land at Palikea, Oahu including three land plot sketches, signed by King Kalakaua and countersinged by Minister of Interior H. Carter, with green embossed royal seal; file fold affecting bottom stamp, still Very Fine, a rare Royal Patent document signed by King Kalakaua awarded to the Kahili.Scott Nos. R2 Estimate $600 - 800.
A kahili is a symbol of the ali'i chiefs and families of the Hawaiian Islands. It was taken by the Kamehamehas as a Hawaiian royal standard and used by the Royal Families to indicate their lineage.
Realized: $1,000