#680 2ยข Battle of Fallen Timbers 1929
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Basic Info
2¢ - Carmine, rose carmine
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Subject: General Anthony Wayne Memorial
Number issued: 29,338,274
Perforations: 11
Scott #: 680
Issued: September 14th, 1929
Value
Used
50¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$3 - $8
Plate #'s
#680 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
19824-31
Plate #'s
#680 in the distinctive lake color was issued with the following plate #
Number only
19829
The Story Behind the Stamp
The stamp was issued to commemorate the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794.
The decisive battle finally came when the Legion met Chief Blue Jacket, of the Shawnee people, on the Maumee River in northwest Ohio near present day Toledo. The Indians chose to make a stand in an area that had recently been hit by a tornado. All the trees were fallen, hence the name of the battle, and provided natural roadblocks to Wayne's advancing troops.
The design inspiration
The vignette is taken from the Major General "Mad" Anthony Wayne's memorial at Maumee, Ohio
First Day Cover
A first day cover of #680, dated September 14th, 1929
A Full Pane
A pane of 100 of #680, there were four panes to a sheet of 400
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