Pos 8L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Pos 8L2, (Scott #7)

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

Violet arrows indicate marks of interest not shown on the plating diagrams and are not known if constant or reliable. Both Ashbrook and Neinken do not provide much information on plating marks for this position.

Part of a horizontal strip of 3 consisting of 8L2, 9L2 and 10L2.

Figure 1. (Below) Guide dot location, which is shown incorrectly illustrated in the plating diagrams. Additional plating marks include a small dot in Ornament "X" along with the thickening of the letters and marks in the "E" of POSTAGE.

Figure 2. (Below) Thickening of the letters and mark in the "U" of U.S.

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Update 4/08/08