Name | Value |
---|---|
Date of Issue | November 26, 1945 |
Year | 1945 |
Denomination |
3¢
|
Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Purple |
Issue Location | New York, N.Y. |
Size | 0.75 by 0.87 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 rotary process in purple, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 100 subjects.
This stamp was issued in honor of Alfred E. Smith. It is 0.75 by 0.87 inch in dimension, printed by rotary process in purple, electric-eye perforated and issued in sheets of 100 subjects. The central design is a portrait of Alfred E. Smith with the dates, "1873," and "1944," appearing to the left center in two lines printed in dark Gothic. In white-face Gothic across the top of the stamp appears the name, "Alfred E. Smith," and in horizontal arrangement across the bottom the lettering, "U.S. Postage 3¢," in white modified architectural Roman.
The stamp was placed on initial sale at the New York, N.Y., post office, on November 26, 1945.