1935 10¢ Special Printing #765
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
10¢ Gray Black
18 million issued - Flat Plate Printing - Imperf
Scott #765 - 1935
Value
Used: $0.50-$0.75
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.50-$1
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $1-$3
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina - source photograph for the design.
Notice the couple in the foreground have been removed from the final design of the stamp.
The National Park Service was invited to submit photographs for the National
Park series, each park having a selection of two or three photographs for the
Bureau of Engraving to choose from.
Seven photo essays using the photographs submitted
by the National Park Service as the vignette.
A pane of 100 of #765, there are 4 panes to a sheet of 400
A first day cover for #765
Harry Peckmore produced a series of fine prints using the engraving on the stamp as the foundation for his work
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
James Farley, Postmaster general at the time
The 1934-35 issues are known as the 'Farley's'
and had many imperforate varieties and souvenir sheets
specifically targeted at stamp collectors.
James Farley stands to the left of FDR, a keen philatelist