#827 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) 22ยข
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Basic Info
22¢ Vermilion
Subject: Grover Cleveland
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 49,878,000
Scott #: 827
Issued: November 22nd, 1938
Value
Used
10¢ - 15¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
15¢ - 20¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1.25 - $1.50
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$5 - $8.50
Plate #'s
#827 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
22147-48
22825-26
23934
24081
First Day Cover
A first day cover, dated November 22nd, 1938
The Inspiration for the Design
The source of the stamps vignette is a US Mint medal of Grover Cleveland. Also shown above is the photograph of the medal used by the stamps designers.
A full pane
A pane of 100 stamps, there were two panes to a sheet of 200
Notable Sales
22¢ Presidential solo usage on Cornell University Athletic Association pre-printed Registered cover addressed to Buffalo; stamp tied by mute oval cancel and pays 3¢ postage, 15¢ Registry fee, 3¢ return receipt, and 1¢ surcharge for $50 unindemnified value; Oct. 30, 1941, Ithaca plus Oct. 30 and 31 Buffalo Registered daters on reverse. One of the rarest solo usages
Sold December 2019 - $2,280
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Proofs
827-P2
Small die proof on India
827-P2
1938 Issues
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