T206 BUD SHARPE "SHAPPE"
This Bug Shappe variation share the similar flaw on printer's plate as
"Nodgrass" and
"Murr'y" variations.
On this Shappe verison, although the "R" was intended to be an "R" but it is not appear this way.
The name on the front is supposed to read
SHARPE, NEWARK, but instead reads as SHAPPE, NEWARK.
Such variation was caused by broken printing plate
or the ink was blocked by small particle and the ink was unable to fully printed on the cardboard.
In fact, you can still see a hint of a "R", but collectors still consider
such specimen as SHAPPE.
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