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United States Stamp Program — 1940
 
Scott 871
3c Charles Eliot (1834-1926)
- Famous American Educator
 
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Scott 871 — 3c Charles Eliot :: Pane Single
Scott 871
 3c Charles Eliot
Pane Single
   
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Issue:
(Scott 871)
Charles W. Eliot
Denomination:3-cent
Type of Issue:Commemorative
Format:Pane of 70 (1 design)
Series:Famous Americans Educators
Issue Date:1940 March 28
Issue City:Cambridge MA
Designer:William A. Roach
Engravers: 
Vignette:C. T. Arlt / George Roberts
Lettering:W. B. Wells / J. T. Vail
Manufacturing Process:Letterpress
Printer:Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printed at:(BEP) Washington DC
PressType:Rotary
Stamps per Pane:70
Print Quantity:51,636,270
Processed at:(BEP) Washington DC
Color(s):Bright-purple
Orientation:Vertical
Perforation:10½ x 11
Plate Size:280 Subject Electric Eye Plates/Four panes of 70
Plate Number(s)[2] 22527 / 22528
 
 
Postal Bulletin 17863 - 1940 January 18
 
 
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