Scotts #799 US stamps

#799 1937 3¢ Territory of Hawaii Issue

3¢ violet, bright violet, dull violet

Subject: Statue of Kamehameha
Perforations: 10½ x 11
Number issued: 78,454,450
Scott #: 799
Issued: October 18th, 1937

Value

Used
10¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
10¢ - 15¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
25¢ - $1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
50¢ - $1.25

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 October 18th, 1937

The Inspiration for the Design

Statue of Kamehameha in the Palace grounds, Honolulu, Hawaii

The statue of King Kamehameha that stands in front of the Palace grounds was used as the source for the vignette

Plate #'s

#799 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
21710-13

Notable Sales

Planty #127, Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, rare this is the actual cover listed in Planty and the only known cover for this issue

Sold March 2005 for $2,360

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