Position 98L2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Position 98L2

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

Figure 1. (Below) Faint series of plate scratches extending downwards from the right scroll towards and under the lower right plume remains.

Figure 1. (Below) A strong dot under the O of ONE, not illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagrams but confirmed on several patients in the archive. There is also a faint tick of color below the C of CENT which is also not illustrated in the plating diagrams but has been confirmed as consistent. This tick plating mark can also be found on other bottom row stamps and is not unique.

Figure 1. (Below) Plating marks in the S, T and A of POSTAGE as illustrated in the Ashbrook/Neinken plating diagrams. They are faint and on poor impressions will be difficult to make out. The GUIDE DOT is from Position 88L2

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Update 7/28/2024