1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1861, PLATE 12
Pos 72L12 (Scott #18)
Scott #18 Blue,
Type I, Relief C
Only Issued perforate

This is part of a vertical strip of 4 consisting of 42L, 52L, 62L and 72L12.
The violet arrows are marks of interest not shown on the plating diagrams.

Figure 1. (Below) Heavy horizontal line over Ornaments S, T, and U. Neinken does not indicate a horizontal line over any other position from this row.

Figure 2. (Below) Heavy horizontal line over Ornaments W, X, Y and Z. Neinken does not indicate a horizontal line over any other position from this row. The most distictive feature of this position is the heavy blur of ink/ink film above Ornament L.

Figure 3. (Below) Neinken indicated plating marks in the O and N of ONE. The plating marks are not as heavy or deep as shown in the plating diagrams.



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