Scotts #375 US stamps 1910 Washington Franklins

#375 - 1910 2¢ Single Line USPS Watermark - P12

2¢ - Carmine

Printing Method: FLAT PLATE
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 8,500,000,000
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Single Line USPS (see below)
Scott #: 375
Issued: November 23rd. 1910

Value

Used
$1 - $2
No postmark with gum (MH)
$4 - $9
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$16 - $28

Notable Sales

A cover with the earliest known date of use, December 19th, 1910 (not Dec 29th)

Sold October 2006 for $660

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Plate #'s

#375 was issued with the following plate #'s

Imprint, star and plate number
5092
5274-76, 80-84, 93, 96-99
5300-03, 05-12, 14, 17-19, 21, 23-25, 27-29, 31-32, 34-35, 37-39, 42-44, 47-49, 51, 53, 58, 62, 69-70, 75
5508-09, 12, 15-18, 28, 42-56, 78, 81, 85, 89-90
5606-12, 16-19, 21, 23-30, 35-36, 42, 45, 48, 50, 52, 54, 55, 71
5795-96

Imprint, 'A' and plate number
5557-75
5660-62, 67-70, 74, 83-90, 93-94, 97-98
5711-17, 97-98

375b

Lake
#375b

375c

Double Impression
#375c

Earliest documented use

The earliest known date of use for #375a is May 10th, 1911

A New Watermark

The purpose of this change was to strengthen the paper and to give it a more uniform thickness. The old double line watermark covered too much space and made the lettered area quite a bit thinner than the rest of the paper, which caused variation in the shrinkage of the paper. The new watermark was also smaller, occurring 400 letters to a full sheet instead of 360.

Single Line USPS Watermark

#375a

Booklet Pane
#375a
Value MNH: $55 - $85, MH $25 -$45

There are 360 subjects to the sheet from which the booklet pane was cut, thus yielding 60 booklet panes to each sheet. See below for sheet positions.

The booklet pane was issued with the following plate #'s

Plates used:
5130
5261-62, 66
5445-46, 48, 50-51, 56, 58-59, 61-62, 64, 66-67, 69, 72

Booklet Panes

2¢ Carmine Booklet, two panes of six
BK28
Value for unexploded booklet: $550

2¢ Carmine Booklet, four panes of six
BK29
Value for unexploded booklet: $325 - $475

2¢ Carmine Booklet, eight panes of six
BK30
Value for unexploded booklet: $850

The design inspiration

Bust of George Washington
by Jean-Antoine Houdon
1785
The source of the design

Plate Positions of the Booklet Pane

Position panes on 360 subject plates

A-Ordinary pane.
B-Pane with half arrow line in margin, guide line at right.
C-Pane with half arrow line in margin, guide line at left.
D-Pane with plate number in margin.
H-Pane with vertical guide line at right.
I-Pane with vertical guide line at left.
J-Pane with horizontal guide line at bottom.
K-with vertical guide line at right and line at bottom.
L-Pane with vertical guide line at left and line at bottom.
M-Pane with horizontal guide line at top of margin,
N-Pane with vertical guide line at right and at top of margin.
O-Pane with vertical guide line at left and at top of margin.

The 180 subject plates were NOT used for the booklets of this issue, while the 360 subject plates were used for this and. all succeeding booklets of ordinary stamps. The above list of positions will, therefore, hold true for all succeeding issues unless otherwise specified