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Scott 488 Variety Mint LS4 (Washington) NH/LH OG Cracked Plate EFO E0

$ 79.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Year of Issue: 1916
  • Color: Carmine
  • Quality: Never Hinged/Lightly Hinged
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Condition: Never Hinged/Lightly Hinged; Cracked Plate EFO; fresh, sound and scarce
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Cancellation Type: NA
  • Type: Type III
  • Topic: Historical Figures (George Washington)
  • Error, Freak, Oddity: Cracked Plate EFO
  • Denomination: 2 Cent
  • Grade: NA
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Scott #488 Variety
    , Mint
    Coil Line Strip of 4
    , “
    Cracked Plate
    ”, 2c
    (Washington)
    , Type III, P10H, UWM, Rotary Press, Issued 1916,
    Never/Lightly Hinged, Original Gum
    .
    Top 2 stamps (including the
    cracked plate
    variety) are
    never hinged
    , bottom 2 stamps previously (lightly) hinged.  Position #2 in the strip (stamp above the line) with
    plate crack
    (from the left margin into the medallion of the stamp; a Scott-listed, French listed, Johl-listed variety).  The strip is fresh, attractive, sound, and definitely
    scarce
    (the only example of these I can recall handling)!
    The French reference lists a very similar type III crack (looks to be in the same location but a later state) for the watermarked Scott 450 however this strip is definitely unwatermarked.  Johl lists this exact crack as type II* (Scott “487”) but this is definitely type III (Scott 488).  Illustration included.
    2021 Scott Specialized Catalog Value:  .50 (for the normal stamps)
    Estimated Retail Value: 0.00 - 0.00
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