Position 66L4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Pos 66L4, (Scott #21 shown)

Scott #21 Blue,
Type III, Relief C
Issued both imperforate (8) and perforated (21).

Courtesy of George Kopecky

Plating Notes:
The Neinken plating diagram also illustrates a faint vertical line in the left margin from Ornament E to Ornament D. This centering of this patient does not allow this feature to be shown.

Figure 1. (BELOW) The heavy blur in Ornament V and extending across the remaining top left ornaments as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

Figure 2. (BELOW) A strong thick blurry horizontal line of color cutting across the top right ornaments as illustrated in the plating diagram.

Figure 3. (BELOW) A sharp line of color cutting across the lower label, a strong dot below the E of CENT, dot and color in the lower serif of the E of ONE.

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