1940 3¢ Victor Herbert #881
(Famous American series)
Victor Herbert
Irish-born American composer of operettas and light music
3¢ Bright red violet
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #881 - 1940
56 million printed
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.01
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.02
Small die proof (881-P2)
A first day cover of #881 dated May 13th 1940
A sheet of 70
Source photograph for the vignette design
Victor Herbert, Irving Berling, Jno. Phillip Sousa, 4/17/24
