1939 3¢ 50th Anniversary of Statehood #858
Map of North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington
3¢ Pink violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
Scott #858 - 1939
67 million printed
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01-$0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01-$0.03
Photo essay on card with unadopted design (#858E)
Rose purple, small die proof on wove paper. (#858P2)
A first day cover of #858 dated November 2nd 1939
A sheet of 50
Parade at the 1889 Constitutional Convention held in Bismarck.
As a result of this convention and the Pierre convention the Enabling Act of 1889
permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America,
as well as the splitting of Territory of Dakota into two states: North Dakota and South Dakota.