April 12, 2024
$1 1935A HAWAII OVERPRINT WAILUKU HOARD PCGS F15 FC BLOCK RARE
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A tremendous example of an original, desirable and popular note. Minor edge splits preclude a VF assessment. A thrilling and exhilarating epic and eye popping dream dollar of historic implications. Once upon a time, 2 men named Sol, and Morris Yamaguchi narrowly survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor. They were half Jewish and half Japanese American citizens living in Hawaii. When told to report to a Japanese internment camp, they fled to Canada till after the war. When finally able to return after the end of the war, Sol settled in Honolulu and put away 4 original packs of $1 Hawaii notes, and an assortment of singles. Morris, who lived out his days on Maui put away a quantity of circulated Hawaii and North Africa notes. Truly the chance of a lifetime to honor this tragic chapter in a great Americans life! After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, a major question was whether or not they would invade Hawaii sometime fairly soon afterwards. The U.S. government was concerned that American currency circulating in the Islands might fall into hostile hands and be used against the Allied Forces in the war effort. So, in 1942 a special issue of currency was prepared by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, with a reddish-brown Treasury Seal (instead of the usual blue or green) and with HAWAII printed in small letters
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