Lot 23 United States (C)SC#231var 2c Brown Violet , 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, A Fine Used Single, Combination of A Repeating Plate Defect & Entry Layout Flaw

A fine used single of the 2c brown violet from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, combination of a repeating plate defect & entry layout flaw.

The stamp shows 1) four dots appear in the sky from a plate defect and 2) cross hatching at bottom damaged under f of 'of'.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $15. The stamp offered here grades 73 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10