Scotts #266 US stamps

#266 - 1895 Watermarked Type II 2¢

2¢
Carmine
TYPE II

Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: George George Washington
Number issued: 125,000,000
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Double Line USPS
Scott #: 266
Issued: May 2nd, 1895

Value

Used
25¢ - $1.25
No postmark with gum (MH)
$15 - $40
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$50 - $125

A Full Pane

A full pane of 100 of #266, there were four panes to a sheet of 400

#266 & #267 Cover

A rare example of a joined type II and type III on cover

Which Triangle?

This stamp is a type II triangle, thin horizontal lines across the triangle

Watermark

Unlike the 1894 2¢ Washingtons this stamp is watermarked. The double line USPS watermark on the stamp is shown above

Plate #'s

#266 was issued with the following plate #'s

400 subject plates
126, 131-33, 169, part of 170

Plate #170

Plate 170 is unique in that it contains both type II and type III. In the block shown above the two left hand stamps are type II, the two right hand stamps are type III