Hawaii

Hawaii 1996

Nene Goose by Patrick Ching

Fred's Anecdotal Note

1996 HAWAII - FIRST OF STATE

On May 11th, Hawaii became the 50th and final state to issue a Wildlife Conservation Hunting Stamp. Shown on the five-doIlar stamp is the nene, also known as the Hawaiian goose, in a wetland habitat at Kanai's Hanalei Val1ey. The beautiful individually watercolored MILFORD Cachet is another Fred Collins exclusive because it is the one and only hand-painted cachet produced for this historic "Duck" issue. The cachet has the distinctive nene goose standing amid brightly colored tropical flowers in full bloom. On the horizon Diamondhead provides a scenic skyline as bright blue Pacific waters gently break on the beach of Waikiki. The final touch is a green sea turtle (in keeping with my 1996 wildlife theme) that has come ashore and attracted the nene's attention.

Stamp serial numbers used were 44431 to 44730. The Day of issue postmark is a large Honolulu bullseye. A First of State Duck Stamp from the Aloha State and a tropical paradise hand-painted cachet from MILFORD.