Scotts #692 US stamps

#692 1931 11¢ 11 x 10½ Issue

11¢
Greenish blue, bright greenish blue, deep greenish blue

Printing Method: Rotary Press
Subject: Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 83,612,200
Scott #: 692
Issued: September 4th, 1931

Value

Used
25¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
20¢ - 40¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
40¢ - $1

First Day Cover

A first day cover of #692, dated September 4th, 1931

Plate #'s

#692 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only

20533-34
20617-18
21078

The Story Behind the Stamp

A perforator used on rotary press stamps

Previous stamps of this denomination had been printed with the flat plate and perforated 11. For some time the lower values had been printed on the rotary press with a 11 x 10½. It was now time to bring the values above 10¢ to have the same.

Along with the 13¢ this value had little demand and used copies are less common than mint copies.