Sunday, August 11, 2024

The 'many scratches' 2 pesos late issues plate variety

 This variety is so common, that I suspect it comes from the master dies used to populate the plate used to print the 1951 and later issues. The 2 pesos became a mid-value definitive in the 1950s due to inflation. I find this variety on the 1pL6 of 1956-57.




There are three large scratches: two upper left, and another one over the fruits area.



Here is this plate variety on a 1951 cover. This stamp is a 2p1L1 cream, a darker shade.