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1c George Washington Birth Centennial
Rotary; Perf 11 x 10½
From 1885 bust - Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
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Scott 705
1c George Washington Birth Centennial
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1c George Washington Birth Centennial
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | George Washington: From Jean Antoine Houdon Bust (1785) 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: | ½c |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane |
| Series | Washington Birth Bicentennial |
| Date of Issue: | 1932January 01 |
| City of Issue: | Washington DC |
| Designer: | Meissner, Alvin R. |
| Engraver(s): | Eissler, John (Vignette) Helmuth, Edward H. (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: | 1,265,555,100 |
| Processed at: | (BEP) Washington DC |
| Color: | Green |
| Orientation: | Vertical |
| Perf: | 11 x 10½ |
| Plate Numbers: (28) | 20561; 20562; 20573; 20574; 20654; 20655; 20690; 20691; 20692; 20693 20714; 20715; 20739; 20740; 20741; 20742; 20747; 20766; 20775; 20776 20831; 20832; 20835; 20836; 20839; 20840; 20843; 20844 |
