Pos 66L1L

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 LATE.
Pos 66L1L, (Scott #9)

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

SINGLE RECUT TOP
DOUBLE RECUT BOTTOM

Figure 1 (BELOW). Position 66L1L does not really have any obvious PLATING marks, so the GUIDE DOT technique is used instead. The image below is from the original Ashbrook INK drawings overlayed onto the photomicrograph.

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