2¢
Carmine or dark carmine
TYPE I
Triangles in Corner
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 910,000,000
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 250
Issued: October 5th, 1894
Used
50¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$5 - $15
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$25 - $50
A perforation error resulting from feeding the sheet of stamps without aligning them into the machine correctly.
The Bureau where having problems with the old ABC machines and errors abound. Shown above is a repair prior to perforation
#250 was issued with the following plate #'s
1, 3-5, 7-13, 16, 19-20, 22-23, 25-26, 30, 32, 78-80, 82, 88-89, 96-97, 110-117, 124-125, 144
This stamp is a type I triangle, thick horizontal lines across the triangle
The earliest recorded example, October 15th, 1894
99.99% of the 2¢ 1894 stamps have the flag cancel, however on January 2nd 1895, for one day only, the eagle and thunderbolts cancel was used. There are very valuable
Die essay on white card
2 white. 4 gem lake, ½ R&D lake written in pencil notations
250-E2 var
Smaller triangles
250-E2 var
Die essay on white card
1 white. 7 gem lake, 1/4 carmine lake was written in pencil notations
250-E2 var
Note the smaller triangles
250-E2 var