5c Carmine, Imperforate, Error (485). Double error, Positions 74/84 in Mint N.H. pane of 100 with plate no. 7942 at left and top, brilliant color, few trivial natural inclusions well away from errors

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED INTACT PANE OF 100 CONTAINING TWO OF THE IMPERFORATE 5-CENT CARMINE ERROR. AN IMPRESSIVE MULTIPLE.

During the course of production of the normal 2c plate No. 7942, three positions were noted to be defective. The plate was returned to the siderographer, who burnished out the three positions and mistakenly re-entered them using a transfer roll for the 5c stamp. The error passed unnoticed and the sheets were issued to the public Perf 10, Imperforate and Perf 11 (Scott 467, 485 and 505). The imperforate is by far the rarest of the three.

Small backstamp at lower right well away from errors.

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