1940 3¢ 50th Anniv. of Idaho Statehood #896
Idaho State Capitol Building, Boise, Idaho
3¢ Bright Violet
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
51 million printed - Scott #896 - 1940
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.02
Small die proof on white wove card
896P2
A pane of 50 stamps, there were four panes to a sheet of 200
A first day cover of #896 dated July 3rd 1940
The Idaho State Capitol
Source for the stamp design
Inside the Idaho State Capitol Building
The beautiful rotunda of the Idaho State Capitol Building
in 1990 the USPS celebrated the 100th anniversary of Idaho Statehood with this stamp (#2439)