#696 1931 15¢ 11 x 10½ Issue
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Basic Info
15¢
Grey, deep grey
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Subject: Statue of Liberty
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 175,485,400
Scott #: 696
Issued: August 27th, 1931
Value
Used
20¢ - 40¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1 - $2
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$2 - $5
First Day Cover
A first day cover of #696, dated August 27th, 1931
Plate #'s
#696 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
20547-48
20722-23
21181-82
A full pane
A full pane of 100, there were four panes to a sheet of 400 #696's
The Story Behind the Stamp
A perforator used on rotary press stamps
Previous stamps of this denomination had been printed with the flat plate and perforated 11. For some time the lower values had been printed on the rotary press with a 11 x 10½. It was now time to bring the values above 10¢ to have the same.
The design inspiration
The vignette is not from a photograph, rather it a composite of two photographs.
Inside the statue of Liberty, 1946
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