Pos 9R1L

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

Only positions 1, 5, 6, 7, and 9 of the RIGHT pane have SINGLE RECUT bottom curved lines. This can be an aid to plating top row positions of this pane. The violet arrows are marks of note not indicated on the Ashbrook diagrams.

Figure 1. (BELOW) Detail view of the DOUBLE TRANSFERED lines in the top margins.

Figure 2. (BELOW) Detail view of plating marks in the upper right quadrant of this position.

Figure 3. (BELOW) Detail view of Ornaments "E, F and G" showing the DOUBLE TRANSFER.

Figure 4. (BELOW) Bottom SINGLE RECUT CURVED line. Remains of the right scroll ball can be seen.

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