Pos 46R10

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-1861, PLATE 10
Position 46R10, (Scott #24)

Scott #24 Blue,
Type V, Relief E
Issued only Perforate.
Main image part of a vertical strip of 3, 36R, 46R and 56R10.

This position is not shown in Neinken but was updated in Volume 28, No. 1 of the Chronicle of the US Classic Positiontal Issues, February 1976. These plating marks being discovered by H. Leon Aussprung Jr. The violet arrow (below) are marks of interest that have not been confirmed as constant.

FIGURE 1. (Below) A faint diagonal plate scratch or line of color cutting across the upper left ornament cluster. This is not illustrated in any plating diagrams but has been confirmed here.

FIGURE 2. (Below) Plating marks as illustrated in the Chronicle of the US Classic Positiontal Issues update to Neinken.

FIGURE 3. (Below) Unusual upper right corner ornamnent

FIGURE 4. (Below) Plating marks as illustrated in the Chronicle of the US Classic Positiontal Issues update to Neinken. It is not known if this mark appears on any positions from the 9th horizontal row.

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