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Another Day in Paradise
Mailed in 2010, this card has three different stamps, almost-legible postmark, blue airmail sticker, address and other identifier pasted on, and USPS barcoding. Don’t worry if you can’t see the scan clearly. This is just what the card looks like. Grade: 3
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Irrigation ditch and sugar cane field
Unused Curt Teich C.T. Photo Colorit card 4A-H796, serrated edges. Grade: 2
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Aloha from Hawai’i
Normal, minor postal abrasions on this card mailed in 2011 from Honolulu with three different stamps and full postmark. Grade: 2
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Lovely Hawaiian Maiden
Unused card (1960s?), serrated edges, aging noticeably. Grade: 3
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Lahaina, Maui, Lighthouse
Unused Columbia View card 8812A831. Grade: 1
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Wailua, Coco Palms Hotel, Torchlighting ceremony
We know, you visited and forgot to buy the card. Maybe it was your honeymoon? Well, now’s your chance to relive the experience. Unused Dexter Press card 15X-DT-76702-C, serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Kauai, Wailua River boat ride
Unused Dexter Press card 15xDT-76705-C, serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Kauai, Wailua Marina
Unused Dexter Press card 15xDT-76708-C. Dated 1971. Serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Kauai Resort Hotel
Three of these unused cards are available. Grades: 1
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Kauai, fern grotto
Unused Dexter Press card DT-76712-C, serrated edges and dated 1971. Grade: 1
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Maui, Iao Valley, Kepaniwai Park
Unused Dexter Press card 15xDT-76696-C, serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Maui, Iao Needle
Unused Plastichrome card C-153 10X112600. Serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Maui, Iao Needle
Unused Plastichrome card C-417 X112709. Serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Kahului, Maui – Maui Beach Hotel
Unused Dexter Press card DT-95963-C. Grade: 1
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Lahaina, Maui – Front Street
Unused card 20X-C-19009 with serrated edges of this “Favorite spot of Hawaiian royalty in the 1800’s when it was the whaling capital of the world.” The August 2023 wildfires destroyed most or all of what you see here. Grade: 1
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Lahaina, Hawaii’s largest banyan tree
Unused Dexter Press card 15xDT-26791-C. As information, the scientific name is Ficus Benghalensis. It’s a species of fig. The caption tells us this. News reports as of today (August 2023) suggest the tree may have survived the wildfires. Serrated edges, Grade: 1
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Lahaina Yacht Harbor
Unused Dexter Press card 15xDT-26754-C, with serrated edges, and dated 1967. Grade: 1
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Maui, Kaanapali Beach (Maui) Hotel
Unused Plastichrome card C-433 (10X112723), serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Kaanapali Beach, Whalers Village
Unused Dexter Press card 15x-DT-15101-D, dated 1974. Grade: 1
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Hotel Molokai
Unused H.S. Crocker card C-307. Serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Molokai, Kaunakakai
Unused “local” card. Grade: 1
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Molokai, Halawa Valley
Unused “local” card. Grade: 1
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Maui, World Famous Lahaina Harbor
If it wasn’t famous before, it will be after the terrible wildfires of August 2023. Unused Dexter Press card 42822-D, serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Maui, Lahaina-Kaanapali & Pacific Railroad
Mailed from Canada (not Hawaii!) in 2011, with three different stamps and partial postmark. Grade: 3
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Maui, The Valley Island
Not just Maui, but three other islands too, on this Plastichrome card with round corners mailed in 1966 with a 5-cent stamp. Heavily postmarked. Grade: 3
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Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific Rail Road
Unused Dexter Press card 68984-C, serrated edges. This is the locomotive “Anaka.” Grade: 1
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Honolulu International Airport
Unused Nani Li’i card S-280, issued sometime after October, 1962 when the airport opened. Grade: 2
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Honolulu, Kahala Hilton, dolphin
Unused card issued by the hotel. Grade: 2
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Luau pig
Recognising that we will offend someone by what we are about to say, we apologise in advance and hope it’s not you. But even considering cultural sensibilities, we find this card disgusting. Unused Nani Li’i card S-195. Grade: 2
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Honolulu Harbor from the air
A rather nice, clean view of (older) Honolulu on this unused Mike Roberts card. Grade: 1
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Land of Sunshine and Flowers
Issued by Northwest Airlines, this card is unused but shows signs of handling over the years. Grade: 2
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Sunset at Waikiki, from Pan American World Airways
We miss Pan Am. It was one of those brands that suggested stability, permanence, and reliability. Their postcards live on. This one, unused, still looks nice. Grade: 2
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Lahaina Waterfront at Evening
A lot going on in this otherwise placid Nani Li’i Natural Color Card S-523: did you know that Lahaina, Maui, was once Capital of the Hawaiian Islands? The ship Carthaginian is berthed near the Lighthouse in front of the Pioneer Inn. Card dates from sometime after 1951. We don’t know how much of this view survived the terrible wildfires of August 2023. Grade: 1
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Kauai, Kilauea Lighthouse
Unused Nani Li’i card S-546, beginning to age. Grade: 2
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Kilauea Volcano, Halemaumau Firepit, Hawaii National Park
Unused Nani Li’i card S-71. Grade: 1
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Honolulu, Nuuanu Soto Mission
Unused Nani Li’i card S-137 of a Temple built in 1950 by “Honolulu’s followers of the great religious teacher, Buddha.” Grade: 2
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Surfing in Hawaii – Big Surf
Unused, aging card. Grade: 2
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Kilauea Volcano
Unused card showing an April, 1983 eruption in the east rift zone. Grade: 2
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Lahaina, Maui Marriott Resort
Mailed from Honolulu in what looks like 1985, with 14-cent stamp and address label pasted on. Grade: 4
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Honolulu, The Pagoda Hotel, Lotus Blossom Pool, Koi
Unused, aging card. Grade: 2