Scotts #830 US stamps

#830 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) 30¢

30¢ Deep ultramarine

Subject: Theodore Roosevelt
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 716,774,950
Scott #: 830
Issued: December 8th, 1938

Value

Used
10¢ - 15¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
25¢ - 50¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$2 - $3
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$9 - $17

#830a

#830a - blue shade
MNH Plate blocks - $120

#830b

#830b - deep blue shade
MNH Plate blocks - $1,800

Plate #'s

#830 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
22164-65
22833-34
23116
23906

First Day Cover

A first day cover, dated December 8th, 1938

The Inspiration for the Design

The source of the stamps vignette is the bust of Theodore Roosevelt in the Senate gallery of the US Capitol. Also shown above is the photograph of the bust that was used as the source of the vignette.

A full pane

A pane of 100 stamps of #830 followed by a pane of #830a there were two panes to a sheet of 200

Notable Sales

30c Deep ultramarine, a scarce Presidential franking on attractive multicolor cacheted cover showing Gooney Birds of Midway Island, tied by "Midway Det. 3rd Def. Bat. Fleet Mar. Force/Jul 2 1941" duplex, from a corporal in the Machine Gun Group stationed on the island about eleven months before the Battle of Midway, which was considered to be the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific, sent to a Marine Sergeant in New York city, very mild vert. bend not affecting the stamp, very fine; only a few covers are know used in this fashion from Midway Island and they are highly prized by "Prexy" collectors, even setting recent records on eBay

Sold July 2007 for $1,200

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