Scott 68 & 68A "Tag" Variety.

Well, golly-gee whitakers...Looks like this might be one too:

Hi Stampman2002

I find your stamp very interesting, could you provide an enlarged scan of the lower half of your stamp?

Few things here...

This is NOT a double transfer, the "TAG" variety is a defective transfer; the issue was on the transfer roller that was used on a handful of positions. And yes, it does vary in intensity from position to position.

There are also F grill and E grils with this variety.

Billw2,

I searched on Siegel for F grill with TAG... no hits but plenty of E grill. Has the TAG variety been confirmed on F grill stamps???

Rg

See this post in US Specimen Stamps about variants of the "TAG" variety:

https://usspecimenstamps.wordpress....tag-variety/

Rg,

I've got one on cover of memory servand s and I know I've got one off cover but neither one is a strong example of the variety.

A quick look on pfsearch.org came up with cert #s 526832 and 467556 which both show also a fact version of the variety, most noticeable in the "T" in "POSTAGE".

It's scarce on F grills as the plate that produced most of them, and the most dramatic examples was retired around this time.

Bill

Bill,

Thanks!

I have a better scanner now. Here is an improved scan of the top of my stamp.

Hi partime, extremely interesting example, especially liked the "OS" in POSTAGE!

Good luck in future stamp adventures.

Stampmaster