1940 10¢ Jane Addams #878
(Famous American series)

Jane Addams
Leader in the womens suffraget movement
5¢ Dark brown
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #878 - 1940
15 million printed
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.04
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.05

Small die proof on wove paper (878P2)

A first day cover of #878 dated April 26th 1940

A sheet of 70

Source photograph for the vignette design


Jane Addams campaigned for child welfare, here she is reading to children