Position 72L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857,
PLATE 2
Position 72L2

Relief A, Type II, Blue,
Issued both imperforate (7) and perforated (20).
Perforated copies are more scarce.

PLATING NOTES:

The Ashbrook/Neinken plating mat does not illustrate the left leaning vertical line of color in the right margin. Singles can be plated by comparing the spacing of Ornaments A/B and Ornaments L/M to the positions next to them if the single shows adjacent ornaments. Deeper study of this position is needed. The plating mark in the E of CENT, illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating mat is not consistant.

Figure 1. (Below) The blur illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating in the E of CENT is not a constant plating mark. The archivist believes the mat was drawn from the block shown in Figure 2 below. At the time the mat was drawn, it was assumed consistant, but not compared to other patients. Multiple strips and pairs do not show this plating mark.

Figure 2. (Below) This image below is part of a unused block 61L2-66L2, 71L2-76L2, 81L2-86L2, 91L2-96L2. The mark in the E of ONE may simply be an ink smear. The archive has six images and none show this plating mark.

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Update 7.27.2024