3 Columbian Varieties To Look For.

Hello everyone.......

Most folks know about the Columbus broken hat variety on the 2 cent......




Another variety on the 2 cent is the broken frame line in the bottom right corner.......

This one is listed in Scott....



This one is not listed in Scott......

Now I have to go back and look at mine. Thanks Tom.



Butch

Tom -- Great detailed pics, as usual!

k

very nice illustrations!

Great info, thanks for sharing.

Balf

it is always great to see different varieties of stamps.
i do have a hat variety but will look for the others mentioned here.

1000's thanks

Something like this Tom I have both,



If you can give me the Scott variation # I would be most grateful and thanks in advance,

I also thought these might be of interest,

I call this one the closed C



This one I've called the broken two,



and this one well I haven't named it yet.



I think there are a lot more variations out there and we have just scratched the surface.

regards Harry

Hi Harry.....

I've heard of the closed "C" but have never seen any of these varieties....( at least now I know what to look for ).....nice photos...from a QX-5 digital blue ?.....Scott lists a few varieties but there are no minor numbers for any of these in my 2010 Specialized.

This was the other one I was talking about not the hat variety,



this is as close as I can get to the hat variety,



regards Harry

Thanks Tom and yes this is the digi blue mate
shame about the numbers,I thought at least they would number the variety's,thanks again mate.
regards Harry

Oh P.S. Tom I have a couple of closed "C" variety's

Hi Harry.....

The hat with the tiny brake above is about the smallest I've seen and it can be found in all stages between yours and the one I posted first. Also, the broken frame can be found with a wide variety of brakes and re-cuts. Enlarged photo or drawings with a page or two full of these varieties can be quite interesting. .....especially if you have other stamps that show similar types of varieties. Just another one of those side collections that are very affordable that serve to enhance a collection.

Any chance you'd be willing to trade one of the closed "C"'s ?

No need to trade mate,the second best one I have It's yours ,just PM your address and it will be in the post Monday.
regards Harry

Thanks Harry.....

Email sent.

If anyone gets to look through a bunch of these you will undoubtedly find a some that show varieties/anomalies.

These are what I have Tom,thought I'd give you a look at them first,as you can see there only space fillers until you find a better copy.




and the other one Tom




these are the best copies I have after the one I've set aside for my self.

regards Harry

Harry.....


Which ever you choose is ok with me......Thanks !

Sending both of them mate .