Scotts #569 US stamps

#569 - 1923 Perf 11 30¢

30¢ - Olive brown, bright olive brown, deep olive brown

Printing Method: FLAT PLATE
Subject: American Bison
Number issued: 282,608,477
Perforations: 11
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 569
Issued: March 20th, 1923

#569 Value

Used
35¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$11 - $21
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$25 - $45

#569a

"Special" Booklet Paper
(note the double transfer on the right 30)

Plate #'s

#569 was issued with the following plate #'s

Number only
14436-39
16066-68
16465-68
17446-49
17558-61
20191-94

The design inspiration

This exhibition at the Smithsonian museum in Washington DC was the source for the design. The buffalo on the right was the subject of the vignette. As a note of interest this was the only stamp in this series that did not have a ribbon under the vignette.