#853 1939 3ยข New York World's Fair
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Basic Info
3¢ Deep Purple
Subject: Trylon and Perisphere, New York World's Fair
Perforations: 10½ x 11
Number issued: 101,699,550
Scott #: 853
Issued: April 1st, 1939
Value for pairs
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
25¢
Used and MH
5¢
First Day Cover
A first day cover, dated April 1st, 1939
Plate #'s
#853 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
22293-96
The Inspiration for the Design
The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet (55 m) in diameter, connected to the 610-foot (190 m) spire-shaped Trylon by what was at the time the world's longest escalator.
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