#582 - 1924 Perf 10 1½¢
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Basic Info
1½¢- Light yellow brown, yellow brown, deep yellow brown, pale brown, brown, reddish brown, deep brown
Printing Method: ROTARY PRESS
Subject: Warren Harding
Number issued: 1,269,299,000
Perforations: 10
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 582
Issued: March 19th, 1925
Value
Used
15¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
75¢ - $1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1 - $3
A full sheet
A sheet of 100 stamps
Plate #'s
#582 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
16825-26, 45, 50-52, 85-88
16905-06, 48-51
17007-08
17487-88
18235
18357-60
18412-13, 82-83
18693-94, 99
18700-04, 28-29
First Day Cover
A first day cover of #582, March 19th, 1925
Gutter Pairs
A rare gutter pair. This contains one sheet from each pane. As the sheets of 400 were split up into panes of 100 before shipping, this gutter pair would have had to originated from the Bureau
The design inspiration
The source for the design was this photograph of Warren Harding.
The vignette of #582 was critized for poor workmanship. It was improved later in the year for #610
1923-25 Definitive Issues
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