Position 15L4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Position 15L4

Blue
Type III, Relief B
Issued both imperforate (Scott 8) and perforate (Scott 21).

Plating Notes: Neinken illustrates this position on page 270, Fig 15-N. Long horizontal scratch can be seen in the head and on into the right margin protruding out from between Ornaments M/N. The broken bottom curved line under the CE of CENT is clearly visible and is the principal feature (along with the broken top line) of a B Relief, Type III stamp.

Courtesy of Tim McRee

Plating Notes: (BELOW) Long horizontal scratch can be seen in the head and on into the left margin protruding out from between Ornaments B/C. This scratch extends to Ornaments M/N of position 14L4

Courtesy of Jason Thompson

Figure 1. (BELOW) A strong line of color over the S of U.S. and long horizontal plate scratches in the head, as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram. It should be noted that the line over the U of U.S. fades in intensity on later impressions,

Figure 1. (BELOW) Long horizontal scratch can be seen in the head and on into the right margin protruding out from between Ornaments M/N. Neinken also illustrates a dot of color in the G of POSTAGE and a dot under Ornament L. The archive images do not show these plating marks.

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