Pos 3R12

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1861, PLATE 12
Pos 3R12 (Scott #20)

Scott #20 Blue,
Type II, Relief A
Only Issued perforate

The violet arrows are marks of interest not shown on the plating diagrams.
This is part of a strip of 3 consisting of 2R, 3R and 4R12.

Figure 1. (Below) GUIDE DOT in the upper plume of Ornament Z.

Figure 2. (Below) Heavy line or dot cutting thru the lower part of the "C" of CENT. This is shown in the Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 3. (Below) Faint lines in the right lower margin below Ornament R. This is shown in the Neinken plating diagrams but smaller than as can be seen here.

Figure 3. (Below) Faint dot below Ornament P. This is shown in the Neinken plating diagrams but it is not clear if this is the correct feature Neinken indicates.

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UPDATE: 11/18/06