#701 1931 50¢ 10½ x 11 Issue
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Basic Info
50¢
Lilac, deep lilac
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Subject: Arlington Amphitheater
Perforations: 10½ x 11
Number issued: 50,518,600
Scott #: 701
Issued: September 4th, 1931
Value
Used
20¢ - 30¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3 - $9
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$10 - $21
First Day Covers
A first day cover, dated September 4th, 1931
Plate #'s
#701 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
20553-54
20745-46
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
Arlington Amphitheater, how it used to look back in time and today with the tomb of the unknown soldier in the forefront. The inscription on the tomb reads
HERE RESTS IN
HONORED GLORY
AN AMERICAN
SOLDIER
KNOWN BUT TO GOD
A Full Pane
A pane of 100 stamps of #701 there were 4 panes to a sheet of 400
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