1940 5¢ Elias Howe #892
(Famous American series)
Elias Howe
Inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing
5¢ Ultramarine
Recess Printing - Perf. 10½ x 11
Scott #892 - 1940
20 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 (892P2)
A first day cover of #892 dated October 14th 1940
A sheet of 70
Source etching for the vignette design
The lockstitch sewing machine
Elias Howe's birthplace