Lot 58 United States SC#240var 50c Slate Blue , 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, A Fine Regummed Single, Professionally Regummed, Showing Some Unlisted Plate Varieties

A fine regummed single of the 50c slate blue from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, professionally regummed, showing some unlisted plate varieties.

The plate varieties are; 1) dots in T & S of states & T-guide mark in top margin between ES of states, 2) crack in 4 of 1492 and 3) diagonal scratch through shading at left.

Scott values this at $450, so we estimate it at $150. The stamp offered here grades 68 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10