Scotts #823 US stamps

#823 1938 Presidential Series (PREXIE) 18¢

18¢ Brown carmine

Subject: Ulysses S. Grant
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Number issued: 170,350,800
Scott #: 823
Issued: November 3rd, 1938

Value

Used
10¢ - 15¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
15¢ - 20¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1 - $2.50
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR (MNH)
$4 - $6

Plate #'s

#823 was issued with the following plate #'s

Numbers
22143-44
22817-18
23931
24078

First Day Cover

A first day cover, dated November 3rd, 1938

The Inspiration for the Design

The source of the stamps vignette is the statue of Ulysses Grant in the rotunda of the US Capitol. Also shown above is the photograph of the bust that was used as the source of the vignette.

A full pane

A pane of 100 stamps, there were two panes to a sheet of 200

Notable Sales

18¢ Presidential. Tied to 1942 legal size envelope paying the 15¢ registry fee and 3¢ return receipt fee on a free-franked Military usage from Cincinnati, O. to Louisville, Ky.; all proper back stamps, Very Fine, a rare single usage rate.

Sold April 2019 for $106

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