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Scott 803
½c Benjamin Franklin

Rotary; Perf 11 x 10½

(1706 January 17 - 1790 April 17)

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Scott 803
½c Benjamin Franklin
Pane Single
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Scott 803
½c Benjamin Franklin
Plate Block of 4

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  • Scott 803
    ½c Benjamin Franklin
    Pane Single
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  • Scott 803
    ½c Benjamin Franklin
    Plate Block of 4
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Technical Notes

Issue:Benjamin Franklin (1706.01.17 - 1790 April 17)
Postal Bulletin 17426 — 1938 April 26
Denomination:½c
Type of Issue:Definitive
Format:Pane
SeriesSeries 1938 - Prexies
Date of Issue:1938 May 19
City of Issue:Philadelphia PA
Designer:Schrage, William K.
Engraver(s):Eissler, John (Vignette)
Vail, James T. (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:2,028,847,800
Processed at:(BEP) Washington DC
Color:Deep-orange
Orientation:Vertical
Perf:11 x 10½
Plate Numbers:
(16)		21885; 21887; 21888; 21889; 21899; 21900; 22406; 22407; 22470; 22471
22898; 22899; 23408; 23409; 23445; 23446
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