1940 5¢ Louisa May Alcott #862
(Famous American series)
Louisa May Alcott
Poet and author of the novel Little Women
5¢ Ultramarine
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #862 - 1940
22 million printed
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 wove paper (862P2)
A first day cover of #862 dated February 5th 1940
A sheet of 70
Source photograph for the vignette design
