Position 44R2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Position 44R2, (Scott #7 shown)

Blue,
Relief B, Type II
Issued both imperforate and perforated.

Figure 1. (Below)

PLATING NOTES:
Two dots in the O of ONE.
GUIDE DOT similar to 42R2, See Figure 4 below..

Image Below Courtesy of Dr. J. Richard Rees MD

Figure 2. (Below) Position 44R2 Pen Cancel
Image Courtesy of The Plating Archive

Figure 3. (Below) Plating marks in the O of ONE as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

Figure 4. (Below) GUIDE DOT location. It should be noted that the GUIDE DOT location is similar to Position 42R2. 42R2 will have a faint "walking cane" to the right of Ornament R while 44R2 does not share this feature.

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Updated 6.30.2018