Position 11R4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Position 11R4

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

Part of a vertical pair 11R4, 21R4.

Courtesy of Marc Bedrin

Figure 1. (BELOW) Heavy dot in Ornament K as as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 2. (BELOW) A small dot of color in the A of POSTAGE as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 3. (BELOW) The "curl in shoulder" obscured by cancellation ink.

Figure 4. (BELOW) A heavy dot to the left of Ornament C. This mark seems to appear on later printings and is not illustrated in the plating diagrams.

Figure 5. (BELOW) Another patient showing more clearly the "curl in shoulder." and other additional plating marks illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.
Courtesy of Phil Warman, SunCoast Stamps, Florida.

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