1940 3¢ Thirteenth Amendment Issue #902
3¢ Deep violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
44 million printed - Scott #902 - 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
Small die proof on white wove card
902P2
A sheet of 50 stamps
A first day cover of #902 dated October 20th 1940
Emancipation Statue in Lincoln Park, Washington DC
source for the vignette design
Lincoln's signature on the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet
