Scotts #755 US stamps

#755 1935 3¢ Wisconsin Tercentenary Imperf

3¢ Violet, bright violet.
WITHOUT GUM

Printing Method: Flat Plate
Subject: Nicolet's landing at Green Bay
Perforations: Imperforate
Number issued: 2,294,948
Scott #: 755
Issued: March 15th, 1935

Value

Used
25¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
50¢ - 75¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
75¢ - $1

First Day Cover

A first day cover, dated March 15th, 1935

Plate #'s

#755 was issued with the following plate #'s

Number only
21238-41

The Story Behind the Stamp

Nicolet's landing at Green Bay
Painting by Edward W. Deming

The impetus for this issue originally came from the Wisconsin Journal, and was taken up by the American Philatelic Society. The stamp celebrates the State of Wisconsin's tercentenary and depicts Nicolet's landing at Green Bay. The above painting was depicted in the vignette.

A Full pane

A pane of 50, there were four panes to a sheet of 200. Shown above is the top left pane

Centerlines

There are four panes of 50 to a sheet, each pane is separated by a line. Where the four panels joined the lines would have crossed. A block of four with the crossed lines (shown above) has a MNH value between $4 and $7.