| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | August 18, 1937 |
| Year | 1937 |
| Denomination |
5¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.05 | Color | Light blue |
| Issue Location | Manteo, N.C. |
| Size | 1.0 x 1.0 inches |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-H-VF
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-H-F
|
Mint - Hinged - Fine | View price |
|
M-H-VG
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Good | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-F
|
Used - Fine | View price |
|
U-VG
|
Used - Very Good | View price |
It was printed by the flat-plate process and issued in sheets containing 48 stamps.
The Department authorized the printing of a special postage stamp in the 5-cent denomination to commemorate the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare and the settlement of Roanoke Island.
The stamp is 1 inch square and is printed in light blue. It was printed by the flat-plate process and issued in sheets containing 48 stamps.
The central design is enclosed in a large upright oval and depicts Virginia Dare in the arms of her mother, who is seated in the dooryard of their cabin home, which is partly visible in the background. The father stands close by holding a musket. Arranged vertically at the left of the central oval is the wording, "U.S. Postage", in white-faced Gothic, the first two letters of which are in the form of a monogram. In a similar position and style of type at the right is the designation, "5 Cents." At the bottom of the stamp arranged in two lines, the top one of which is broken in the center by the lower end of the oval, is the wording, "In Memory of Virginia Dare. Born Roanoke 1587", in dark modified script lettering.
The stamp was first offered for sale on August 18, 1937, at Manteo, N.C., near the site of the original colony.