#805 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) 1½¢
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Basic Info
1½¢ Bister brown
Subject: Martha Washington
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 21,727,162,500
Scott #: 805
Issued: May 5th, 1938
#805 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
805b
805b Horizontal pair, imperforate in-between
#805b Value
Used
$15 - $20
No postmark with gum (MH)
$35 - $50
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$80- $110
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 May 5th, 1938
The Inspiration for the Design
Bust of Martha Washington on display at the head quarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This photograph of the bust was used for the design of the stamp.
Plate #'s
#805 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
21872-84
21934-37
22077-80
22154-55, 72-75
22315-18, 39-40
22414-15, 32-33, 64-67, 72-73
22645-46
22876-77, 80-81
22916-17
Notable Sales
Matched set of plate blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged except lower right block lightly hinged, with the rare plate number 21880.
Sold August 2018 for $600
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