Position 86L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Position 86L2

Blue,
Type II, Relief B
Issued both imperforate and perforated.
Perforated copies are more scarce.

One other plating indicator for 9th row positions is the presence of the "dingle". The "dingle" is normally found on "A" relief positions. The presence of a "dingle" on "B" relief's is useful when plating because it only shows up on "B" relief's from the 9th horizontal row.

Figure 1. (BELOW) Detail view of faint plate scratches found across Ornaments L/M and Z1 as illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 2. (BELOW) Detail view of the GUIDE DOT position.

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Update 7/27/2024