Pos 81R2

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 2
Pos 81R2, (Scott #7)

Scott #7 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" reliefs is useful when plating because it only shows up on "B" reliefs from the 9th horizontal row.

Courtesy of Richard C. Celler.

Figure 1. (BELOW) Detail view of plating mark found IN THE "O" of ONE and left margin GUIDE DOT.

Figure 2. (Below) Detail view of the right GUIDE DOT

Figure 3. (Below) Detail view of upper right corner showing a plating mark (Red Arrow). The Neinken plating drawing showns this mark as a dot as opposed to a plate flaw.

Figure 4. (Below) Faint plate scratches in the right margin as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

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Update 10/16/06