#806 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) 2ยข
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Basic Info
2¢ Rose Carmine
Subject: John Adams
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 25,038,485,700
Scott #: 806
Issued: June 3rd, 1938
#806 Value
Used
< 5¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
5¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
10¢ - 20¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$1 - $1.25
806b
806b Booklet pane
#806b Value
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1 - $1.75
A full pane
A pane of 100 stamps, there were two panes to a sheet of 200
First Day Cover
A first day cover, dated June 3rd, 1938
The Inspiration for the Design
Daniel Chester French's 1889 bust of Adams, displayed in the U.S. Capitol's Senate Gallery, This photograph of the bust was used for the design of the stamp.
Plate #'s
#806 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
21891-99
22000-02, 51-54, 56-59
22283-86, 97-99
22300, 19-20
22421, 24-25, 44-45, 53-54, 68-69
22647-50
23797
23981-84, 87
Notable Sales
Presidential. complete booklet pane of 6 with tab, tied by "Detroit Mich, Nov 15, 1954" duplexes on double-weight airmail cover to Forest Hills, Long Island, New York;
Sold June 2020 for $248
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