Pos 24L1E

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 EARLY
Pos 24L1E (Scott #7) Type II

Scott #7 Blue,
Type II, Relief B, First Condition
Only Issued Imperforate

Part of a horizontal pair consisting of 24L1E and 25L1E.
Violet arrows below are marks of interest which are not shown on the plating diagrams.

Figure 1. Close up detail of the small dot plating mark in Ornament O/P. See Figure 2 below for an earlier impression.

Figure 2. Close up detail of the small dot plating mark in Ornament O/P. See Figure 1 below for later impression.

Figure 3. (Below) Red arrow are Ashbrook/Neinken plating marks. Violet arrows are marks of interest which are not shown on the plating diagrams and may not be constant. The left most arrows indicate "walking cane" marks which technically are part of Position 23L1E, east of Ornament "R".

Figure 4. (Below) Nearly vertical line of color protruding from Ornament "M". The plating diagrams also indicate 2 shorter vertical lines at Ornament "L" but these marks are not visible on this impression.

Figure 5. (Below) Vertical lines of color plating marks as shown in the Ashbrook/Neinken drawings.

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UPDATE: 10/8/06