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

Pos 61L1L, (Scott #9)
Scott #9 Blue,
Type IV, Relief B
Issued both imperforate and perforated.
Perforated copies are more scarce.

SINGLE RECUT TOP and SINGLE RECUT BOTTOM
DOUBLE TRANSFER VARIETY

This impression is a dry printing and does not clearly show all the double transfer marks well.
Figure 1. (BELOW). GUIDE DOT position and faint horizontal scratch marks.

Figure 2. (BELOW). Plating marks patially obscured by cancel ink and faint a horizontal scratch mark per the Neinken/ Ashbrook plating diagrams.

Figure 3. (BELOW). Detail of long recut top line. The Neinken/ Ashbrook plating diagrams also indicate a faint scratch over the "US and P" cutting across Ornament "U".

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