Lot 16 United States SC#231var 2c Deep Brown Violet , 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, A FOG Single, Multipoint Double Transfer & Plate Gouge

A FOG single of the 2c deep brown violet from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, multipoint double transfer & plate gouge.

The multipoint double transfer and plate gouge shows; 1) outer left frameline along more than half its length, being at both ends and near the top of the ornamental text panel. 2) the lines inside the inner right frameline of the left ornamamental panel is doubled and 3) the outer curved line in the left value tablet is doubled as is the outer left frameline of the bottom text panel. The plate gouge is a large diagonal accent marking at lower right.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $90. 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