5 fine used singles of the 8c - 10c brown purple - brown black from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, all on horizontal wove paper, 2 shades of 8c brown purple & 10c black brown.
The lighter shade of the 8c has a very light corner crease at LR.
Scott values these at $44, so we estimate them at $22. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60, 35/60
Paper Freshness: 3/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 5/10, 10/10
Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10
Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.
