1940 1¢ Washington Irving #859
(Famous American series)
Washington Irving
Short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian,
and diplomat of the early 19th century
1¢ Bright blue green
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #859 - 1940
56 million printed
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.01
A first day cover of #859 dated January 29th 1940
A sheet of 70
Source photograph for vignette design
Washington Irving's library at Sunnyside
A 1974 commemorative celebrating Washington Irving's novel the 'Legend of Sleep Hollow' (#1548)