Lot 5 United States SC#230var 1c Deep Blue , 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, A Fair Used Single, Showing A Significant Double Transfer, Well Documented & Major Double Transfer, Offered As A Reference Item

A fair used single of the 1c deep blue from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, showing a significant double transfer, well documented & major double transfer.

The doubling appears in '1492', most letters of 'United States' and the inner left frameline bordering the vignette & horizontal shading lines.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $75 for VF, but this stamp has a very, very severe thin. So we offer it more as a reference example than anything else. Our estimate of the value is $2-$3. The stamp offered here grades 35 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for severe thin: -30 points