Scotts #560 US stamps

#560 - 1923 Perf 11 8¢

8¢ Yellow olive green, olive green, deep olive green

Printing Method: FLAT PLATE
Subject: Ulysses S Grant
Number issued: 367,196,477
Perforations: 11
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 560
Issued: May 1st, 1923

Value

Used
75¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$8 - $13
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$16 - $40

The design inspiration

The vignette came from a photograph of President Ulysses S. Grant by Mathew Brady

Plate #'s

#560 was issued with the following plate #'s

14569-72
!5223-26, 63-66
15477-80
15946-49
16011-14
16169-72, 75-78
16215-18
16449-52
16701-04, 65, 68, 95
17467
17916-20

Star Plates: 16796

Not very popular

Even during his tenure as president he was considered a failure. Historians typically dismiss him as weak and ineffective and have often ranked Grant's presidency near the bottom in American history. The 8¢ stamp was of no particular use, one wonders if he was placed on this stamp for a reason.

A Grant campaign poster

First Day Cover

#560 First Day Cover, May 1st 1923

Printers Waste

Incorrect printings and errors were disposed of. The discarded printings are called printers waste. These were almost always destroyed to prevent them from getting into the hands of collectors. However some did leak out of the bureau. Whilst not particularly valuable (approximately $10 per stamp) they are interesting.