Pos 58L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Pos 58L2, (Scott #7 shown)

Scott #7 Relief A, Blue,
Type II
Issued both imperforate and perforated.
Perforated copies are more scarce.

Figure 1. (Below) A faint diagonal blurry line of color above the U of US. It is postulated that this mark is the faint remains of a CURL not illustrated in the plating diagrams.

Figure 2. (Below) Blurry spots of color scattered in TAG of POSTAGE. Many positions of plate 2 show similar features, most notably 55L2 and 56L2. Curiously these spots are also similar to the "TAG" varieties of the 10¢ Issues of 1861.

Figure 3. (Below) Short, weak or open outer left edge of Ornament H and K as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

Figure 4. (Below) Plating mark in the C of CENT not illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

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Update 8.28.2010