Lot 15 United States SC#231var 2c Brown Violet , 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, A FOG Single, Combination Double Transfer & Plate Entry Variety

A FOG single of the 2c brown violet from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, combination double transfer & plate entry variety.

The double transfer and plate entry variety conists of; 1) doubling of outer frameline at lower right, 2) doubling of the inner vignette frameline at right and 3) comma like mark through the lower left frameline. The entry flaw happened during the laying down of the plate.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $50. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10