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

Pos 58R1L, (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
CRACKED PLATE

Courtesy of Chris Baisan
Archive Copy
Figure 1. (BELOW) Detail of the short top recut line.

Courtesy of Chris Baisan
Figure 2. (BELOW) Detail of the bottom recut line. The extension of the plate crack into Position 68R1L can be seen to the left.

Figure 3. (BELOW) Not a plating mark per se, many "A" reliefs show a weak impression of the upper left ornaments. This can be helpful in determining relief type when the upper right ornaments are obscured or cutoff.

Figure 4. (BELOW) Another impression not showing the large plate crack.

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