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1965 Prominent Americans series and related definitives

Sheet and booklet issues

Scott 1278, 1¢ Jefferson, tagged, plate number 29491

Scott 1278 var, 1¢, local precancel, probably tagged, plate number 30087

Scott 1278 var, 1¢, misperfed horizontally, plate number 31006

Scott 1278 var, 1¢, underinked, plate number 31006

Scott 1278b, 1¢ single from booklet pane, plate number 32904

Scott 1278b, slogan tab from booklet pane, plate number 32905 printed due to misalignment

Scott 1278b var, slogan tab from booklet pane, plate number (32)905 printed due to foldover (Image courtesy of eBay / ckstamps)

Scott 1278c, 1¢ untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 31302

Scott 1278c var, 1¢ untagged, inverted Bureau precancel, plate number 31303

Scott 1278d, 1¢ tagging omitted error, plate number 30987

Scott 1279, 1-1/4¢ Albert Gallatin, plate number 28931

Scott 1279 var, 1-1/4¢, local precancel, plate number 28931

Scott 1279 var, 1-1/4¢, Bureau precancel, plate number 28930

Scott 1279 var, 1-1/4¢, local precancel miprinted, plate number 28930

Scott 1280, 2¢ Frank Lloyd Wright, plate number 32757

Scott 1280P, proof plate number 28506 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1280 var, 2¢, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 32575

Scott 1280 var, 2¢, misperfed horizontally to top, plate numbers 29874 and 32128 (32128 image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1280 var, 2¢, misperfed horizontally to bottom, plate number 29874 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)
and plate number 32127 (Image courtesy of eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1280a, 2¢ single from booklet pane of 5, plate number 29558

Scott 1280c, 2¢ single from booklet pane of 6, plate number 32967

Scott 1280c, 2¢ from booklet pane of 6 misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 32696

Scott 1280b, 2¢ untagged, Bureau precancel, plate number 32128

Scott 1280b, 2¢ untagged, unusual red local precancel, plate number 28512

Scott 1280d, 2¢ tagging omitted error, plate number 32061

Scott 1281, 3¢ Francis Parkman, tagged, plate number 34244

Scott 1281P, proof plate number 29258 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1281 var, 3¢, misperfed vertically, plate number 35776

Scott 1281 var, 3¢, misperfed horizontally, plate number 35776

Scott 1281 var, 3¢, misperfed horizontally and vertically, captured plate number 34243

Scott 1281 var, 3¢, ink streak, plate number 29259

Scott 1281a, 3¢ untagged, Bureau precancel, vertical precancel, plate number 36123

Scott 1281aP, proof plate number 36123. While proofs are not tagged, precanceled or even perforated, all printings of this plate number were untagged. (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum.

Scott 1281a, 3¢ untagged local precancel, horizontal precancel, plate number 29258

Scott 1282, 4¢ Lincoln, untagged, plate number 28314

Scott 1282P, proof plate number 28314 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1282 var, 4¢ untagged, Bureau precancel, plate number 28600

Scott 1282 var, 4¢ untagged, local precancel, plate number 28832

Scott 1282 var, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 28242, 28601

Scott 1282a, 4¢ tagged, plate number 28601

Scott 1283, 5¢ Washington, untagged, plate number 28352

Scott 1283P, proof plate number 28349 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1283 var, 5¢ Washington, untagged local precancel, plate number 28356

Scott 1283 var, 5¢ Washington, misperfed horizontally too low, plate number 28353

Scott 1283 var, misperfed horizontally too high, plate number 28359 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1283a, 5¢ Washington, tagged, plate number 28356

Scott 1283B, 5¢ redrawn, shiny gum, plate number 29362

Scott 1283BP, proof plate number 29320 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1283B var, 5¢ redrawn, dull gum, plate number 39585

Scott 1283B var, 5¢ redrawn, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 29363

Scott 1283Bd, 5¢ redrawn, untagged, Bureau precancel, plate number 29356

Scott 1284, 6¢ Roosevelt, untagged, plate number 29631

Scott 1284P, proof plate number 28341 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1284 var, 6¢, misperfed vertically, plate number 29526 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1284 var, 6¢, misperfed due to paper fold, plate number 30369 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1284a, 6¢ tagged, plate number 28341

Scott 1284 var, 6¢ untagged, Bureau precancel, plate number 30366

Scott 1284 var, 6¢ untagged, misprinted Bureau precancel, plate number 29614 (Image courtesy of eBay / threeangels74)

Scott 1284b, 6¢ booklet single from miscut booklet pane of 8, plate number 30814

Scott 1284bP, booklet pane of 8, proof, plate number 29397 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1284c, 6¢ booklet single from booklet pane of 5, plate numbers 29556, 29557

Scott 1393D, 7¢ Franklin, tagged, plate number 33422

Scott 1393D var, dry printing with non-toxic ink on pre-gummed paper with dull gum, plate number 39870 (Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation)

Scott 1393D var, 7¢, misperfed vertically, plate number 33413 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1393D var, 7¢, misperfed horizontally, plate number 39902

Scott 1393D var, 7¢, misperfed vertically and horizontally, plate number 33423 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1393De, 7¢ Franklin, untagged, Bureau precancel, plate number 33412

Scott 1285, 8¢ Einstein, untagged, plate number 28406

Scott 1285P, proof plate number 28398 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1285 var, 8¢ untagged, local precancel, plate number 31913

Scott 1285 var, 8¢ untagged, Bureau precancel, plate number 28398

Scott 1285a, 8¢ Einstein, tagged, plate number 31896

Scott 1285a var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 31896 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1285a var, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 31914 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1286, 10¢ Jackson, plate number 29009

Scott 1286P, proof plate number 28968 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1286 var, 10¢, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34369

Scott 1286 var, 10¢, misperfed vertically, captured plate numbers 29010, 34369, 34369

(29010 image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1286 var, 10¢, misperfed horizontally and miscut, plate number 30995

Scott 1286b, 10¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 28010

Scott 1286b var, 10¢ misprinted Bureau precancel, plate number 28968

Scott 1286b var, 10¢, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 34370

Scott 1286A, 12¢ Ford, plate number 31267

Scott 1286A var, 12¢, misperfed vertically, plate number 29549

Scott 1286A var, 12¢, misperfed horizontally, captured plate numbers 29549 and 29548
(Images courtesy of Bill Langs and eBay / sheetguy2)

Scott 1286Ac, 12¢ untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 31266

Scott 1286A var, 12¢, local precancel, plate number 31911

Scott 1287, 13¢ Kennedy, tagged, plate number 29392

Scott 1287 var, 13¢ misperfed vertically, plate number 29113

Scott 1287 var, 13¢ misperfed vertically and horizontally, captured plate number 29393

Scott 1287a, 13¢, untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 29114

Scott 1397, 14¢ LaGuardia, plate number 33458

Scott 1397a, 14¢ untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 33457

Scott 1288 15¢ Holmes Type I, tagged, plate number 29603

Scott 1288P Type I proof, plate number 29603 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1288 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 29602 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1288a, 15¢ Type I, untagged, silent precancel, plate number 28936

Scott 1288a, 15¢ Type I, untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 29602

Scott 1288h, 15¢ Type I, untagged error, plate number 38160

Scott 1288d, 15¢ Type II, tagged, plate number 39024

Scott 1288d, Type II proof, plate number 39069 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1288B, 15¢ Type III, was issued only in booklet format. Plate numbers were not normally issued.

Scott 1398, 16¢ Ernie Pyle, plate number 32886

Scott 1398P, proof plate number 32886 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1398a, 16¢, untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 32888

Scott 1399, 18¢ Elizabeth Blackwell, plate number 34926

Scott 1399P, proof plate number 34660 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1399 var, local precancel, plate number 34660

Scott 1399 var, misperfed horizontally, plate number 34926

Scott 1289, 20¢ George C. Marshall untagged, plate number 29425

Scott 1289P, proof plate number 29261 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1289 var, 20¢ Bureau precancel, plate number 29425

Scott 1289 var, 20¢ silent precancel, plate number 38873

Scott 1289 var, Macon NC local precancel error, plate number 38537

Scott 1289a, 20¢ Marshall tagged, plate number 30918

Scott 1289a var, 20¢ tagged, misperfed vertically, captured plate numbers 34103 and 38873, also 38537

Scott 1289a var, 20¢ tagged, misperfed both horizontally and vertically, plate numbers 35342 and 38537

Scott 1289b, 20¢ dull gum, plate number 29262

Scott 1289b, 20¢ dull gum, misperforated horizontally, plate number 38938 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1289b var, 20¢ dull gum, ink smear, plate number 38938 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1400, 21¢ Giannini, plate number 34184

Scott 1400P, proof plate number 34180 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1400 var, 21¢ Giannini, misperfed vertically, plate numbers 34180, 34184

Scott 1290, 25¢ Douglass, brown, untagged, plate number 28946

Scott 1290P, proof plate number 28940 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1290 var, 25¢ rose lake, plate number 28946

Scott 1290 var, 25¢ brown, untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 28946

Scott 1290 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 28946 (Image courgesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1290a, 25¢ brown, tagged, plate number 31290

Scott 1290a var, 25¢ tagged, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 37604

Known with shiny gum and dull gum

Scott 1290b, 25¢ magenta error, plate number 37605

Scott 1291, 30¢ Dewey, lilac, untagged, plate number 30321

Scott 1291P, proof plate number 30321 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1291 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 31292

Scott 1291 var, 30¢ lilac, Bureau precancel, plate number 30320

Scott 1291a, 30¢ lilac, tagged, plate number 31292

Scott 1292, 40¢ Paine, untagged, plate number 31337

Scott 1292P, proof plate number 31337 with reverse R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1292a, 40¢ Paine, tagged, plate number 37045

Known with shiny and dull gum

Scott 1292a var, 40¢, misperfed vertically, captured plate number 37044 (Image courtesy of Bill Langs)

Scott 1292 var, 40¢ untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 29545

Scott 1293, 50¢ Stone, untagged, plate number 31589

Scott 1293P, proof plate number 30133 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1293 var, 50¢ Stone, misperfed horizontally, plate numbers 31588, 31589

Scott 1293a, 50¢ tagged, plate number 33079

Scott 1293a var, 50¢, misperfed horizontally, plate number 33077 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1294, $1 O'Neill, untagged, plate number 32903

The "one dollar" denomination is spelled out and does not conform to UPU regulations.

Scott 1294P, proof plate number 32903 with reversed R (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1294 var, $1 untagged Bureau precancel, plate number 32903

Scott 1294 var, $1 O'Neill, misperfed horizontally to top, plate number 32848 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1294 var, misperfed horizontally to bottom, also misperfed vertically, plate number 32847 (Image courtesy of Stuart Katz)

Scott 1294a, $1 tagged, plate number 37994

Scott 1294a var, $1 tagged, misperfed horizontally, plate number 37564

Scott 1294b, $1 black violet error, plate number 32903

Scott 1295, $5 Moore, untagged, plate number 28766

The "five dollars" denomination is spelled out and does not conform to UPU regulations.

Scott 1295P var, proof in brown instead of the final color of dark gray, plate number 28766 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1295 var, $5, misperfed vertically, plate number 28766

Scott 1295 var, $5 with unusual Bat Cave, NC local precancel, plate number 28767

Scott 1295a, $5 Moore, tagged, plate number 28766

Coil issues

Scott 1299, 1¢ Jefferson sidewise coil, plate number 29490

Scott 1299P, proof plate number 29452 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1297, 3¢ Parkman endwise coil, plate number 36091

Scott 1297P, proof plate number 35708 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1297a, 3¢ Parkman coil, Bureau precancel, plate number 36092

Scott 1303, 4¢ Lincoln sidewise coil, plate number 28271

Scott 1303P, proof plate number 28271 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1303a, 4¢ sidewise coil, Bureau precancel, plate number 28272

Scott 1304, 5¢ Washington sidewise coil, plate number 28704

Scott 1304P, proof plate number 28546 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1298, 6¢ FDR endwise coil, plate number 29629

Scott 1305, 6¢ sidewise coil, plate number 30167

Scott 1305P, proof plate number 29663 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1305E, 15¢ Holmes sidewise coil, plate number 38961

Scott 1305EP, proof plate number 38625 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott 1305C, $1 O'Neill sidewise coil, plate number 33984

Proof examples with reverse R

The reverse R appears on a number of single color rotary press proof sheets. It is known inverted, as well as sideways with the straight side down (rotated 90º).

Scott 1280P, 2¢

Scott 1281P, 3¢

Scott 1282P, 4¢

Scott 1283BP, redesigned 5¢

Scott 1284P, 6¢