Pos 7R1L

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 LATE.
Pos 7R1L, (Scott #9)

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

DOUBLE TRANSFER,
SINGLE RECUT BOTTOM LINE

Position 7R1L is sometimes called the poorman's Scott 5. This position on Plate 1 early is the only position that produced an imperforate Type I. The violet arrows below indicate the faint blur of a plate bruise at this position.

Figure 1. (Below) Detail view of the top right margin GUIDE DOTS and major plating marks on 2 different impressions.

Figure 2. (Below) Detail view of major plating marks in the POST of POSTAGE. These marks are created when the image from the roller was reentered onto the plate and was slightly shifted to the left. The resulting double transfer is created because the original image was not completely erased before the new one was applied

Figure 3. (Below) Red arrows point to marks created when the image from the roller was reentered onto the plate and was slightly shifted to the left. The resulting double transfer is created because the original image was not completely erased before the new one was applied and the relief roller was slightly misaligned.

Figure 4. (Below) Detail view of RECUT BOTTOM CURVED line on 2 different impressions.

Figure 5. (Below) Right plume detial and major plating marks.

Figure 6. (Below) Left plume, Ornaments "F, G, H and K" and major plating marks on 3 different impressions.

DISCLAIMER and COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
Thanks for visiting this site. I hope you learn something new as we are making new discoveries all the time. You, the visitor, have my permission to link to my pages and to share the INFORMATION with others. The images themselves fall under the fair use guidelines established by the United States Congress and Copyright law. Basically contact us before using. I also ask in return that you send me an e-mail if I have made a mistake, or have made some other technical blunder that in my rush to put these pages up would cause the visitor confusion. Please also visit my other website at www.slingshotvenus.com. and support the live music arts. While your there, be sure to purchase our music. There are not many philatelic rock stars around and we need all the help we can get. :-)