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

Pos 70L1L, (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
DOUBLE TRANSFER
Figure 1. (BELOW). Detail of the TOP RECUT Line. Note that the line bends down over and between the "P and O" of POSTAGE.

Figure 2. (BELOW). DOUBLE RECUT bottom line. Note that the bottom recut bends up dramatically towards the "E" of CENT. The "EE" recut is much lighter and is not notated as such in the plating diagrams.

Figure 3. (BELOW). Faint extention of a crack leading to POSITION 60L1L.

Figure 4. (BELOW). Various PLATING marks makes this position easy to identify. Violet arrows are other marks of interest not shown in the Ashbrook plating diagrams.

Figure 5. (BELOW). Various PLATING marks makes this position easy to identify. Violet arrows are other marks of interest not shown in the Ashbrook plating diagrams.

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