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#800 1937 3ยข Alaska Issue

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Basic Info

3¢ dark violet, bright dark violet

Subject: Mt Denali, a farm and a village
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 78,454,450
Scott #:
800
Issued:
November 12th, 1937

Value

Used
10¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
10¢ - 15¢
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)

50¢ - $1.25

A full pane

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A pane of 50 stamps, there were four panes to a sheet of 200

First Day Cover

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A first day cover, dated November 12th, 1937

The Inspiration for the Design

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Mount Denali

The above photograph was used in the vignette, the foreground was drawn in.

Plate #'s

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#800 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
21714-17

Notable Sales

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M-unlisted, unknown period hand-painted cachet, Juneau, Alaska November 12, 1937 postmark, sent to Dresden, Germany, likely unique

Sold November 2019 for $236

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Essays

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800-E
Photo essay on card

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800-E
Photo essay on card

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