5c Carmine, Imperforate, Error (485). Single error in a block of nine, the error at top center, lightly hinged, large margins, rich color

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT IMPERFORATE ERROR IN A BLOCK WITH NORMAL 2-CENT STAMPS.

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.

We doubt this will last much longer as a block -- this is a prime candidate to be made into a strip of three with the center stamp the error. Scott Retail as single error with no premium for the 2c stamps

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