Yes it's really hideous, but I'm not complaining. It's the only Blue Old Put Back E98 I have ever owned, and 1 of only 5 Blue Backgrounded E98s with an Old Put Overprint that I know of to exist!
All of our "Uglies" are about 100 years old, so they [I]should [I] look beat up!
I love them all!
Tim Kindler