1940 10¢ Frederic Remington #888
(Famous American series)
Frederic Remington
Painter famous for his depictations of the American West at the end of the 19th Century
5¢ Dark brown
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #888 - 1940
14 million printed
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.04
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.05
Large die proof on india, die sunk on card (888P1)
Small die proof on wove paper (888P2)
A first day cover of #888 dated September 30th 1940
A sheet of 70
Source photograph for the vignette design
'A Dash for the Timber' by Frederic Remington
'Victory Dance' by Frederic Remington