Lot Essay
Expertization: 1995 P.S.E. certificate est.
TWO CENTS PANAMA-PACIFIC ISSUE
CARMINE LAKE SHADE
NEVER HINGED
unmounted mint 2c Panama-Pacific, Carmine Lake shade, varnish ink variety (398 var.), a very unusual and spectacular stamp printed in an extraordinarily deep rich Carmine Lake shade, the printing ink has a strong varnish component, the paper, however, is completely normal and is definitely not varnish coated, fresh, full original gum, never hinged,
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unmounted mint 2c Panama-Pacific, Carmine Lake shade, varnish ink variety (398 var.), a very unusual and spectacular stamp printed in an extraordinarily deep rich Carmine Lake shade, the printing ink has a strong varnish component, the paper, however, is completely normal and is definitely not varnish coated, fresh, full original gum, never hinged,
FINE, A VERY UNUSUAL VARIETY OF THE VERY SCARCE SCOTT LISTED CARMINE LAKE SHADE, REPORTEDLY ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN VARNISH INK VARIETY EXAMPLES, Scott retail for the listed Carmine Lake shade $400.00+
FINE, A VERY UNUSUAL VARIETY OF THE VERY SCARCE SCOTT LISTED CARMINE LAKE SHADE, REPORTEDLY ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN VARNISH INK VARIETY EXAMPLES, Scott retail for the listed Carmine Lake shade $400.00+