Used #89 With Tag Flaw

What does tag flaw mean? Is it a fault or a kind of variety?

It's those dark marks in "TAG" of postage

It's not a "flaw" or fault in terms of collecting. I prefer term "variety"

But perhaps the linguistic experts would consider it a printing flaw

Brookman on page 47 of the second volume of the 1966 edition refers to this as "Flawed transfer in "TAG" of "POSTAGE". It is also discussed in at least two articles in the U.S. Specialist (journal of the Bureau Issues Associations, now called US Stamp Society). In an April 1980 article the author notes that it is seen on both the ungrilled and "E" grilled stamps. It comes in varying degrees of strength from all three letters "TAG" down to just "T". The 1980 article also notes that the author has yet to see a combination pair, i.e. one with the flaw and one without the flaw.

There are different variants within the field of this, including an "STA" version. See:

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

Thank you so much. I wounldn't have had any clue if I didn't read your responses.

Is it more valuable than the normal stamp without the "TAG" variety?

I had found a photo of a multiple with two or maybe three "TAG" stamps in a row with 1 (or two) no "TAG". I kept the picture since I thought it was interesting. Not too many multiples of this #68 running around. The postmark hides most of the letters on the second stamp so it is hard to tell.