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1½c George Washington Birth Centennial
Rotary; Perf 11 x 10½
From 1772 painting - Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
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Scott 706
1½c George Washington Birth Centennial
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1½c George Washington Birth Centennial
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | George Washington (Age 40): From Charles W. Peale painting "Virginia Colonel" (1772) Postal Bulletin 15716 — 1931 September 29 Postal Bulletin 15731 — 1931 October 16 Postal Bulletin 15731 — 1931 November 04 Postal Bulletin 15781 — 1931 December 15 Postal Bulletin 15794 — 1932 January 02 Postal Bulletin 15800 — 1932 January 09 Postal Bulletin 15801 — 1932 January 11 Postal Bulletin 15817 — 1932 January 29 Postal Bulletin 15833 — 1932 February 17 Postal Bulletin 16001 — 1932 September 19 |
| Denomination: | 1c |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane |
| Series | Washington Birth Bicentennial |
| Date of Issue: | 1932-01.02 |
| City of Issue: | Washington DC |
| Designer: | Huston, Claire Aubrey |
| Engraver(s): | Benzing, Joachim Clarence (Vignette) Wells, William B. (Lettering) |
| Manufacturing Process: | Engraved |
| Printer: | Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| Printed at: | (BEP) Washington DC |
| Press Type: | Rotary |
| Plate Size: | Plate of 400 / 4 Panes of 100 |
| Quantity Issued: | 304,926,800 |
| Processed at: | (BEP) Washington DC |
| Color: | Brown |
| Orientation: | Vertical |
| Perf: | 11 x 10½ |
| Plate Numbers: (8) | 20632; 20633; 20634; 20635; 20678; 20679; 20680; 20681 |
