Lot 93 United States Scott#184 3c Deep Green , 1879 American Banknote Printing Issue, A Very Fine Used Cover, ABN Printing, Soft Paper, Blandford Mass to Springfield, Mass, Stamp Showing Missing Perf Pins In Half of Bottom Margin.

A very fine used cover of the 3c deep green from the 1879 American Banknote Printing Issue, ABN printing, soft paper, Blandford Mass to Springfield, Mass, stamp showing missing perf pins in half of bottom margin.

The stamp shows only 6 of the normal 11 perforation holes. The stamp is not tied, but is VF centered with a natural straight edge.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10