CENTENARY OF PRINCESS KA'IULANI'S VISIT TO JERSEY


ROZEL HARBOR, JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS (modern photo)

For the summer of 1897, Princess Ka'iulani and her father Archibald Cleghorn stayed at a private mansion called "La Chaire" in Rozel on the northeast coast of Jersey (one of the Channel Islands between England and France). The mansion has since been added to and is now called the "Chateau La Chaire Hotel" and contains one of the best restaurants on the island of Jersey (see photo below).


Chateau La Chaire Hotel, Rozel, Jersey at night (modern photo)

On September 15th 1997, the Jersey Post Office issued a special cancel to celebrate the Centenary of the visit of Princess Ka'iulani to Jersey. At the time (1897), Princess Ka'iulani was the heiress apparent to the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Queen Lili'uokalani was still trying to claim back the throne which she lost in 1893

ENVELOPE: Cream colored. Size 6.5" x 3.5" (165mm x 92mm)
CACHET: Black and White picture of Princess Ka'iulani (from an original photo).
CACHET TEXT: "The heiress apparent to the Kingdom of Hawai'i spent the summer of 1897 at "La Chaire", Rozel Jersey. Leaving mid-September. Princess Ka'iulani returned to "Ainahau" her Waikiki estate on the island of O'ahu November 9th 1897."
STAMP: Jersey 23p stamp showing Horse and buggy from the 1890's with Mount Orgeuil in the background. (Scott # 768). One can imagine Princess Ka'iulani and her father driving around Jersey in the summer of 1897 in such a vehicle.
CANCELLATION: Special Jersey Post Office circular date stamp cancel "CENTENARY OF PRINCESS KA'IULANI'S VISIT - ROZEL, JERSEY - SEPT 15 1997." Map of Hawaii & Jersey plus text "Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i summered at Rozel Jersey 1897" are also part of the cancellation.
CACHET MAKER: Enelani.
NUMBER MADE: 100
ITEM # 97SEP15-E
PRICE: $4.00

POSTCARD: Size 5.5" x 3.5" (140mm x 90mm)
CACHET: None, just text only.
CACHET TEXT: "Princess Ka'iulani spent the summer of 1897 at Rozel Jersey. Leaving mid-September she returned to Hawai'i on November 9th 1897"
STAMP: Jersey 23p stamp showing Horse and buggy from the 1890's with Mount Orgeuil in the background. (Scott # 768). One can imagine Princess Ka'iulani and her father driving around Jersey in the summer of 1897 in such a vehicle.
CANCELLATION: Special Jersey Post Office circular date stamp cancel "CENTENARY OF PRINCESS KA'IULANI'S VISIT - ROZEL, JERSEY - SEPT 15 1997." Map of Hawaii & Jersey plus text "Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i summered at Rozel Jersey 1897" are also part of the cancellation.
CACHET MAKER: Enelani.
NUMBER MADE: 50
ITEM # 97SEP15-PC
PRICE: $4.00 (almost sold out)


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