Hawaii Statehood 1959-1984

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Stock #: 430006
Type: Postcard
Era: Continental Chrome
Publisher: The Maximum Card Collection
Postmark: 1984 Mar-12
PM City: Honolulu
PM State: HI
Stamp: 20c
Size: 4" x 5.75" (10.25 x 15 cm)

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August 21, 1959 is a day that will live forever in America's history ... for on that day the territory of Hawaii became the fiftieth state of the Union. Prior to Hawaii's attaining statehood, travelers from all over the world had already made Hawaii famous for its lovely beaches and beautiful weather - Mark Twain even called it "the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean." The islands of this balmy paradise rise out of the warm waters of the Pacific and are topped by peaks which sometimes spew forth a fiery breath of lava. Looking down from the volcanic peaks, one may see the velvet green stretches of sugarcane and pineapple crops. Importantly, too, modern Hawaii has not lost sight of her fascinating history. A bronze statue of King Kamehameha I - the rule who united many independent tribal kingdoms - stands tall in Honolulu's Civic Center. In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the statehood of Hawaii, the United States Postal Service issued the stamp featured on this Maximum Card

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