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HAWAI'I POST®
SURFBOARD MAIL:
AUGUST 24 2002.
A special service was added by Hawai'i Post on August 24 2002 called "Surfboard Mail". This consisted of a special cacheted cover with a $3 surfing stamp and a special postmark. Only 500 covers were produced and carried by "Surfboard Mail".
The surfer left Duke Kahanamoku Beach (in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village) with a bag of mail at noon. Paddling his surfboard along the Pacific Ocean, the surfer arrived at the Outrigger on the Beach Hotel at about 12.25pm. Mailed covers were available for pick up at the Stamp Show in the Outrigger on the Beach Hotel on Saturday and Sunday August 24 & 25.
Photos showing the progress of the surfer carrying the mail on his surfboard.
Surfer with his longboard and backpack full of mail, ready to depart from Duke Kahanamoku Beach, in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki.
Surfer leaving the Hilton to paddle along the Pacific Ocean. Arrival at the Outrigger on the Beach Hotel, Waikiki.
Surfer coming ashore and pausing for a moment before delivering the "Surfboard Mail".
Mahalo to 19-year old Honu Belmoro, the surfboard mailman who did a great job in delivering the mail. Not a single cover got wet.
Return to August 24 2002 Surfing stamps webpage