Scotts #772 US stamps

#772 1935 3¢ Connecticut Tercentenary Issue

3¢ Lilac, deep lilac, grey lilac, red violet, deep red violet

Printing Method: Rotary Press
Subject: The Charter Oak
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 70,726,800
Scott #: 772
Issued: April 26th, 1935

Value

Used
5¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
5¢ - 10¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
5¢ - 25¢

A full pane

A pane of 50 stamps, there were four panes to a sheet of 200

First Day Cover

A first day cover, dated April 26th, 1935

The Inspiration for the Design

The Charter Oak, oil on canvas, Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1857

There was much discussion within Connecticut as to the subject for the stamp's vignette. The people of New Haven promoted the idea of Jonathan Trumbull, the revolutionary Governor of the state. Above is shown what the stamp would have looked like with Trumbull as the vignette's subject. However Hartford, CT, one out, as there choice of the Charter Oak was chosen.

The name 'Charter Oak' stems from the local legend in which a cavity within the tree was used in late 1687 as a hiding place for the Charter of 1662. It fell in a storm in 1856, the year before it was depicted in the above painting.

Plate #'s

#772 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
21391-96

Notable Sales

Enlarge Image

3c Connecticut Tercentenary, M-unlisted, McIntyre multi-color hand-painted period cachet, design with "Mailman delivering letter," postmarked Hartford, Connecticut April 26, 1935

Sold November 2019 for $502

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