Pos 98R3

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 3
Pos 98R3, (Scott #7)

Scott #7 Blue,
Type II, Relief B
Issued only imperforate.

There are many marks of interest on this position. Most of the plating for Plate 3 was accomplished from Ashbrook black and white reference photographs and without confirming copies and other reference material, confirming the consistency of plating marks remains difficult. To confirm if a marking is constant, at least two copies of a position are needed.

Figure 1. (Below) Faint plate scratches under the right scroll and next to the right plume remains as illustrated in Neinken plating diagram. The other faint scratches are not illustrated in the diagram but have been confirmed as consistent.

Figure 2. (Below) A diagonal plate scratch or plate crack cutting across the lower left plume remains as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams. The other scratches or cracks are not illustrated in the diagrams but have been confirmed from Ashbrook reference photographs. Neinken illustrates numerous plating marks in the O and N of ONE. Most of the plating for Plate 3 was accomplished from black and white photographs and it is suspected that these marks are actually cancel ink. To confirm if a marking is constant, at least two copies of a position are needed.

Figure 3. (BELOW) Detail view of long vertical line of color running through Ornaments "E", "F" and "G" as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

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Update 10/3/06