Position 56L4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Position 56L4

Type IIIa, Relief F
Issued both imperforate and perforate.

Plate 4 changed it's appearance as many plating marks faded away due to plate wear, and new plating marks developed over the life of the plate. One of the most annoying aspects of trying to identify Plate 4 positions is the appearance and disappearance of these plating marks.

The red arrow below the U of US indicates the small colorless "F" Relief flaw. The Ashbrook/Neinken diagrams exaggerate the size of this flaw. This flaw is found on all F reliefs from Plate 4.

Courtesy of Stanley M. Piller and Associates

Part of a horizontal strip of 3, 54-55-56L4

Figure 1. (BELOW) NEW PLATING MARK. A large vertical blurry plate flaw of color in Franklins temple not illustrated in the plating diagrams but confirmed here as consistent.

Figure 2. (BELOW) A small plating mark in between Ornaments F and G as illustrated in the plating diagrams. The violet arrow is a mark not shown in the plating diagrams and may only show on some copies.

Figure 3. (BELOW) The plating diagram does not illustrate the true nature of the diagonal line cutting thru the O of ONE. The dot on the shoulder can be seen above the N of ONE, as illustrated in the plating diagrams. The left image also shows a dot in the white area to the left of the second arrow from the bottom. This new plating mark has been confirmed as consistent.

Figure 4. (BELOW) The weak right plume and the guide dot can be seen at the far lower right, as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams.

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Position 56L4, (Scott #8A)

Scott # 8A, Blue,
Type IIIa, Relief F
Issued both imperforate and perforate.

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