Pos28R1E

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 EARLY
Pos 28R1E, (Scott #7)

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

Figure 1. Double guide dots. Double guide dots which are found at various locations around the remains of the lower right plume are also found on Positions 45R1E, 69R1E and 81R1E.

Figure 2. The Ashbrook/Neinken diagrams show a line of color as indicated by the red arrows below. This copy only shows a few spots of color. An examination of the hand drawn Ashbrook diagrams shows a "?" at this location which indicates that it may not be a constant plating mark.

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UPDATE: 10/8/06