Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii

This stamp was issued in 1952 when 3¢ stamps were being issued. Shows a 4 engine Boeing 377 Stratocruiser flying over Diamond Head, HI. 80¢ was the cost to fly a 1lb package from Hawaii to the mainlan.. Read more »d. stamp was created at the request of Hawaiian merchants, so they may send orchids to the mainland using 1 high value stamp instead of plastering the entire item with small value stamps.

Country:	United States
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Airmail 1952-1967
Nominal:	80 ¢
Year:	1952
Perforation:	line 11 x 10½
Mintage:	18,876,800