These stamps have an engine-turned background. The details are not always clear. Sometimes, they do show. If you look to the left of the spot you mark in the link, or to the right (partly obscured by the cancellation), or to the northeast, you will see the same type of spots. These spots occur in many places on these stamps. If billions are printed, you will find them in similar places on stamps from different plates.
Look just above the first '2' in the plate number I posted. There is a similar spot there.
Many such spots on a Penny Black from plate 3:
