Pos 8R1L

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 1 LATE.
Pos 8R1L, (Scott #9)

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

DOUBLE TRANSFER,
DOUBLE RECUT BOTTOM LINE

Only positions 2, 3, 8 and, 10 of the RIGHT pane have DOUBLE RECUT bottom curved lines. This can be an aid to plating top row positions of this pane. Part of 7R1L and 8R1L pair. The violet arrows are marks of note not indicated on the Ashbrook diagrams.

Figure 1. (BELOW) Detail view of the DOUBLE RECUT BOTTOM lines.

Figure 2. Detail view of plating marks in the lower right quadrant of this position. The remains of the right scroll ball and plume can be seen.

Figure 3. (BELOW) Detail view of left plume.

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