#790 1936 1ยข Army & Navy Issue (Navy)
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Basic Info
1¢ Green, bright green
Subject: Jones, Barry and the Lexington
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 104,773,450
Scott #: 790
Issued: December 15th, 1936
Value
Used
10¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
15¢ - 30¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
50¢ - $1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$1 - $2.25
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 December 15th, 1936
Notable Sales
M-18C listing copy, "Surrender Of The Drake," postmarked Washington, DC December 15, 1936
Sold November 2019 for $260
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The Inspiration for the Design
John Paul Jones engraving by L.G. Hatch
Commodore John Barry engraving by J.B. Longacre
Mount Vernon
The stamp used the engravings of George Washington and Nathaniel Green as shown above. The painting above shows the Lexington in action.
Plate #'s
#790 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
21604-07
Essays
790-E
Original drawing
790-E
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