1940 3¢ 400th Anniversary of the Coronado Expedition Issue #898
3¢ Violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
61 million printed - Scott #898 - 1940
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
Large die proof on india die sunk oncard
898P1
Small die proof on white wove card
898P2
A pane of 50 stamps, there were four panes to a sheet of 200
A first day cover of #898 dated September 7th 1940
'Coronado and his Captains' by Gerald Cassidy
Source painting for the design
