#834 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) $5
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Basic Info
$5 Carmine and Black
Subject: Calvin Coolidge
Perforations: 11
Number issued: 9,318,026
Scott #: 834
Issued: November 17th, 1938
#834 Value
Used
$3 - $4
No postmark with gum (MH)
$9 - $12
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$30 - $40
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$95 - $125
#834a
#834a - Red Brown and Black
#834a Value
NOTE: Oxidized #834's look like #834a. A CERTIFICATE IS A MUST
Used
$3,900 (one single and one block of four exist)
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3,300 - $3,400
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$3,750 - $3,900
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$4,500 - $5,000 (only 12 blocks exist)
Plate #'s
#834 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
BLACK
22166-67
23481-82
24481
COLORED
22168, 75-76, 82
23477-78
24482
The Inspiration for the Design
The source of the stamps vignette is a US Mint medal of Calvin Coolidge
A full sheet
A sheet of 100 stamps
First Day Cover
A first day cover, dated November 17th, 1938
Notable Sales
On the obverse of the above cover is a pair, three blocks of six and a blocks of four, and one the reverse is four pairs, five singles, along with 8¢, 30¢ & $1 stamps, for a total franking of $186.38, addressed to Bank of America National Trust Sacramento CA, registered, with perfins of "HT"
Sold December 2017 - $13,800
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