Scotts #782 US stamps

#782 1936 3¢ Arkansas Centennial Issue

3¢ Violet, bright violet

Subject: Arkansas State House
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 72,992,650
Scott #: 782
Issued: June 15th, 1936

Value

Used
5¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
5¢ - 10¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
5¢ - 20¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
20¢ - 50¢

A full pane

A pane of 50 stamps, there were four panes to a sheet of 200

First Day Cover

A first day cover, dated June 15th, 1936

The Inspiration for the Design

The old state house

The old Arkansas Post

The central building is the old State House in Little Rock, Arkansas. The building on the left is a representation of the old Arkansas Post, which bears no resemblance at all to how it looked. If you scroll down to the essays you will see one of the essays got it right. Why it was changed I have no idea.

Plate #'s

#782 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
21564-67

Notable Sales

Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet with Little Rock, Arkansas June 15, 1936 cancel, Very Fine, painted ca. 1939, unique

Sold November 2019 for $1,003

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