1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 LATE.

Pos 43L1L, (Scott #9)
Scott #9 Blue,
Type IV, Relief B
Issued both imperforate and perforated.
Perforated copys are more scarce.

SINGLE RECUT TOP ONLY
The Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagrams indicate a dash of color in the shoulder as indicated below. As luck would have it, our archive copy has a pen cancel which obscures this most interesting plating mark.

Part of a strip of 3. (42, 43, 44L1L)
Courtesy of Dennis Rice

Figure 1. (Below) Locations of the plating marks in the "O" of ONE. This copy does not show them well.

Figure 2. (Below) Detail view of the single recut top line and various spot plating marks as indicated on the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 3. (Below) Guide dot position as shown in plating diagrams.

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