2¢ Rose Carmine
Subject: John Adams
Perforations: 10 vertically
Number issued: 4,387,151,000 (includes #850)
Scott #: 841
Issued: January 20th, 1939
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1 - $2
Line pairs command a 50% premium
A first day cover, dated January 20th, 1939
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.