Pos84R1E

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 EARLY
Pos 84R1E (Scott #7)

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

This particular stamp is from a of a strip of 3 (82R1E, 83R1E and this being 84R1E). Note the very faint marks on the upper right ornament. (See Figure 1. Below)

Figure 1. (Below) Close up detail of the 2 very faint plating marks in Ornament Z as illustrated in the plating diagram.

Figure 2. (below) Detail of the plating marks in the T of CENT as illustrated in the Ashbrook / Neinken plating diagrams. The GUIDE DOT can be seen at the far right.

Figure 3. (below) Very faint horizontal line of color below and between the E and C as illustrated in the Ashbrook / Neinken plating diagrams.

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UPDATE: 9/21/06