Lot 18 United States SC#231var 2c Dull Brown Violet - Deep Brown Violet , 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, SON 7 Bar Duplex Oval Gris & Circle of Wedges Cork Cancels, Showing Different Varieties

2 fine/very fine used singles of the 2c dull brown violet - deep brown violet from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, SON 7 bar duplex oval gris & circle of wedges cork cancels, showing different varieties.

The two varieties are; 1) extensive breaks in the outer right frame and 2) upward spur on lower left text panel, right above left ornamnet.

Scott doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10