Lot 71 United States (C)SC#286var 2c Deep Copper Red , 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue, A Very Good Used Single, Sideways Reversed Wmk, Showing Double Transfer

A very good used single of the 2c deep copper red from the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue, sideways reversed wmk, showing double transfer.

The outer frameline of the right value tablet and the curved vignette frameline at right is doubled. There are also ink smudges inside the right 2 and A of America.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 57 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 6/10

Cancellation: 6/10