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Scott 861
3c Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803-1882) Perf 10½ x 11

Famous American Author

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3c Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Scott 861
3c Ralph Waldo Emerson
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    3c Ralph Waldo Emerson
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    3c Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Technical Notes

Issue:Ralph Waldo Emerson
Postal Bulletin 17580 — 1939 December 29
Denomination:3c
Type of Issue:Commemorative
Format:Pane of 70
SeriesFamous American Artist
Date of Issue:1940 February 05
City of Issue:Boston MA
Designer:William A. Roach
Engraver(s):Carl T. Arlt & George Roberts (Vignette) James T. Vail & William B. Wells (Lettering)
Manufacturing Process:Engraved
Printer:Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
Printed at:(BEP) Washington DC
Press Type:Rotary Press 
Plate Size:280 Subject Electric Eye Plates | 4 Panes of 70
Quantity Issued:54,193,580 Stamps
Processed at:(BEP) Washington DC
Color:Bright-red-violet
Orientation:Vertical
Perf:11 x 10½
Plate Numbers:
(4)		22480; 22481; 22482; 22491
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