Position 79L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857,
PLATE 2
Position 79L2

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

Courtesy of Mark and Sandy Friedman.
Part of a horizontal pair, 78L2, and 79L2.

PLATING NOTES:

The plating marks illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagrams are not very helpful. We have examined numerous patients and have added additional plating marks which we find consistant.

Figure 1. (Below) The plating mat indicates the top curved line is weak. This is difficult to see as the blurring is heavy. The plating diagram also illustrates a left leaning vertical line above the E of POSTAGE. The line is not present on an archive patients. Lastly the diagrams illustrate a plating mark in the T of POST. Also not present on archive patients. The GUIDE DOT from Position 69L2 can be seen here.

Figure 2. (Below) A strong dot in the upper right serif of the U. of U.S., not illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagram. Shown here as consistant on early impressions.

Figure 3. (Below) The Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagram indicates the right plume is short.

Figure 4. (Below) A vertical line of color in the right margin not illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagram.

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Update 7.27.2024