| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | February 18, 1939 |
| Year | 1939 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Purple |
| Issue Location | San Francisco, Calif. |
| Size | 0.84 x 1.44 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 |
Printed by the rotary process and issued in sheets of 50 stamps arranged vertically.
This stamp was issued in connection with the Golden Gate International Exposition, which opened at San Francisco, Calif., on February 18, 1939.
The stamp is 0.84 x 1.44 inches, arranged vertically. It was printed in purple by the rotary process and issued in sheets of 50.
The central design is a reproduction of the "Tower of the Sun", one of the outstanding architectural features of the exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. At the base of the central design is a large numbered "3" in white modernized Gothic. Superimposed on the numeral is the word "Cents" in dark-face Roman, with the dates "19" and "39" in white within small squares at the left and right, respectively. At the top and sides of the stamp in dark Gothic is the wording "United States Postage" at the left, "*Golden Gate*" at the top, and "International Exposition" at the right.
First-day sales of this stamp took place at the San Francisco, Calif., post office on February 18, 1939.