1940 5¢ Daniel Chester French #887
(Famous American series)
Daniel Chester French
Sculptor of bronze and marble statues and monuments
5¢ Ultramarine
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #887 - 1940
22 million printed
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.02
Small die proof on wove paper (887P2)
A first day cover of #887 dated September 16th 1940
A sheet of 70
Source photograph for the vignette design
Probably Daniel French's most famous work, the Lincoln Memorial
Daniel Chester French in his studio