Scotts #804 US stamps

#804 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) 1¢

1¢ green

Subject: George Washington
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 20,804,006,500
Scott #: 804
Issued: April 25th, 1938

#804 Value

Used
< 5¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
5¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
10¢ - 20¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$1 - $1.25

804b

804b booklet pane with an inverted tab

804b booklet pane with a rare showing of the plate number

#804b Value

Used
$1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1- $2

A full pane

A pane of 100 stamps, there were two panes to a sheet of 200

First Day Cover

A first day cover, dated April 25th, 1938

The Inspiration for the Design

Bust of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon 1785. The source of the vignette design

Jean-Antoine Houdon
French sculptor

The Inspiration for the Design

Daniel Chester French's 1889 bust of Adams, displayed in the U.S. Capitol's Senate Gallery, This photograph of the bust was used for the design of the stamp.

Plate #'s

#804 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
21823-26, 28-34, 59-70
22150, 52-53
22240-47, 53-54, 56, 61-68, 75-80

Notable Sales

Bottom right plate number 21868 single, this is the rarest 1¢ Presidential issue plate number.

Plate number 21834 is almost as rare as plate number 21868

Sold January 2016 for $240 (MH)

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