| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | February 5, 1940 |
| Year | 1940 |
| Denomination |
5¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.05 | Color | Blue |
| Series | Famous Americans - Authors |
| Series Time Span | 1940 |
| Issue Location | Concord, Mass. |
| Size | 0.85 by 0.98 inch |
| 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 in sheets of 70 stamps.
The Famous Americans series is comprised of 35 stamps, issued in 7 groups of 5 stamps each, printed by the rotary process in sheets of 70. Each individual stamp is 0.85 by 0.98 inch in dimensions, arranged vertically.
In the author's group the portraits are arranged in oval frames against a background of colonial design. At the base of the portraits are shown a closed book, scroll, quill pen, and inkwell symbolizing this group. In a narrow panel with white ground at the base of the stamp is the name of the author. The denomination designation, in two lines, the numeral above and the word "Cent" or "Cents" below, appears in an ornamental shield-shaped panel, partly bordered with laurel leaves, in the lower right corner.
Across the top of the stamps is the wording "United States Postage." All lettering is solid Gothic in the color of the stamp.