Lot 11
(Hawaii - Republic of Hawaii Seal). Large circular "Republic of Hawaii" seal on lightly foxed 5½"x6¼ "cream paper with the date 1894 in Roman numerals above the coat of arms, and below, in Hawaiian: "Ua Mau Ke Ea U Ka Aina I Ka Pono." The Republic of Hawaii was proclaimed on July 4, 1894 by the Provisional Government, which was headed by Lorrin A. Thurston, Sanford B. Dole, and other Americans who had engineered the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in 1893. Sanford Dole, former justice of the Hawaii judiciary, was the first (and only) president of the Republic.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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