Scotts #791 US stamps

#791 1937 2¢ Army & Navy Issue (Navy)

2¢ Carmine, bright carmine

Subject: Decatur, MacDonough and the USS Saratoga
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 92,054,550
Scott #: 791
Issued: January 15th, 1937

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)
75¢ - $2

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 January 15th, 1937

Notable Sales

M-18C listing copy, "The Burning Of The Philadelphia, postmarked Washington, DC January 15,1937

Sold November 2019 for $248

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The Inspiration for the Design

Stephen Decatur, engraving by G. R. Hall

Thomas MacDonough, engraving by J.B. Forest

U.S.S. Saratoga

The stamp used the engravings of Stephen Decatur and Thomas MacDonough as shown above. I am unable to trace the photograph used for the Saratoga, however, shown above is a contemporary illustration.