Position 4L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Position 4L2

Scott #7 shown, Blue,
Type II, Relief T
Issued both imperforate (Scott 7) and perforated (Scott 20).

Courtesy of Tyler Moody

Figure 1. (Below) Detail view of upper right guide dot and small dot to the right of Ornament Z as illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagram. Position 4L2 has a very weak Ornament L, and a weak Ornament M. This is a very useful plating aid, even though there are several other top row positions having weak L/M ornaments (such as 1L2, 3L2, and 5L2). This feature is not illustrated in Neinken, as the diagrams shown use the Ashbrook unretouched mats carried over from Ashbrook's 1938 book.

Figure 2. (Below) Detail view of upper left ornaments showing the two horizontal guide lines as illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagram.

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