2c Carmine, Imperforate Coil, Double Transfer, Design of 1c (344V var). Vertical strip of five with star and plate no. 5299 at top, fourth stamp from top the error, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce multiple showing the foreign entry of the 1c Franklin on the 2c Washington plate, only one position -- the fourth position under the plate number on the upper left pane of Plate 5299 -- yields this interesting variety, it is believed to have been created when a 1c transfer roll was erroneously used to enter this position on the 2c plate, when it was discovered prior to printing the design was burnished away and corrected with a 2c entry, some elements of the 1c design remained, we have not offered another example since 2010

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