#836 1938 3ยข Sweden-Finnish Tercentenary Issue
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Basic Info
3¢ Red Violet
Subject: Landing of the Swedes and Finns
Perforations: 11
Number issued: 58,564,368
Scott #: 836
Issued: June 27th, 1938
Value
Used
< 5¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
5¢ - 10¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
25¢ - $1
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$1 - $2.50
Plate #'s
#836 was issued with the following plate #'s
Numbers
21952-59
Notable Sales
M-77 listing copy, terrific Ralph Dyer hand-painted cachet from his personal collection, postmarked Wilmington, Delaware June 27, 1938, likely unique
Sold November 2019 for $5,605
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The Inspiration for the Design
The source the stamp's vignette is the “Landing of the Swedes” by Stanley M. Arthurs, depicting the first contact in 1638 between Swedish settlers and Delaware Indians along the Christina River in what is now Wilmington.
A full pane
A pane of 48 stamps, there were two panes to a sheet of 96
First Day Cover
A first day cover, dated June 27th, 1938
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