Pos 15L1L

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 LATE.
Pos 15L1L, (Scott #9)

Scott #9 Blue,
Type IV, Relief A
Issued both imperforate and perforated.
Perforated copies are more scarce.

SINGLE RECUT TOP
SINGLE RECUT BOTTOM

Figure 1. (Below) Early impressions will show horizontal plate scratches below the lower left and right scrolls. The red arrows indicate the approximate starting and stopping points of the recut curved lines. There is also a dot in the right margin indicated on the plating diagrams. The lower curved line is recut close to the "C" of CENT. The violet arrow points to a faint dot of color which has not been confirned if consistent.

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