ðə dˈɔːsən kˈʌvɚ, ʃˈoʊn ɔnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː sˌuːvənˈɪɹ ʃˈiːt skˈɑːt θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ mˈeɪ biː ˈɛvɪdəns ʌvðə vælˈɪdᵻɾi ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tɹˈiːɾi ʌv fɹˈɛndʃɪp, kˈɑːmɜːs, ænd nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd həwˈaɪiː æz ɐ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn nˈeɪʃən.
The Dawson cover, shown on the 2002 Souvenir Sheet (Scott 3694) may be evidence of the validity of the 1850 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between the United States and Hawaii as a sovereign nation.