1c Dull Blue, "Candle Flame" (219 var). Two unused and one used, showing the prominent flaw on the left "1", each shows the variety slightly differently, one Mint N.H., one h.r. and creased, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Brookman notes "It is probably caused by what printers called 'scooped color' which means that the wiping process removed too much ink from this portion of the plate due to too heavy pressure on the wiping roller or to poor workmanship on the plates."

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