Lot 281 o
5¢ blue, plate crack and double transfer, position 3 in the reconstruction, vertical crack at left runs from top to bottom, double transfer shows in the letters; centered to bottom, some light creases, Fine, a rare double variety.Scott No. 179 var. Estimate $500 - 750.
This is the third stamp from top in the 6-stamp reconstruction of the plate crack originally done by Chambers. The Chambers reconstruction sold in 2003 for $8,250 and a block showing the top two stamps of the crack realized $4,888 in 2012.