#651 2ยข George Rogers Clark Issue 1929
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Basic Info
2¢ - Carmine and Black
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Subject: George Rogers Clark
Number issued: 16,684,674
Perforations: 11
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 651
Issued: February 25th, 1928
Value
Used
25¢ - 50¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
60¢ - $1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1 - $2
Plate #'s
#651 was issued with the following plate #'s
Vignette
F 19728-39
Frame
F 19720-27, 40-43
First Day Cover
A first day issue of #651, dated August 25th, 1929
The Design Inspiration
"Surrender of Fort Sackville"' from a painting by Frederick C. Yohn
The source of the design for the vignette
George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark
He was hailed as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest". George Rogers Clark was thehighest-ranking American patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his captures of Kaskaskia (1778) and Vincennes (1779) during the Illinois Campaign, which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory.
A full pane
A pane of 50 of #651, there were two panes to a sheet of 100
Essays and Proofs
651 E
An unadopted design photo essay on card
651 E
651 P1
A large die proof on card
650 P1
1926-30 Commemoratives
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