#788 1937 4ยข Army & Navy Issue (Army)
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Basic Info
4¢ Blue gray, bright blue gray
Subject: Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 35,794,150
Scott #: 788
Issued: March 23rd, 1937
Value
Used
20¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
40¢ - $1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1 - $2
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$2.50 - $6
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 March 23rd, 1937
Notable Sales
M-18B, "Gen. Winfield S. Hancock," postmarked Washington, DC March 23, 1937,
Sold November 2019 for $212
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The Inspiration for the Design
General Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Stratford Hall, Lee's plantation home
The stamp used the above photographs of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Plate #'s
#788 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
21651-54
Essays
788-E
Original drawing
788-E
787-E
Pen and ink essay, unadopted design
787-E
788-E
Photo essay on card
788-E
1936-37 Issues
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