Position 44R4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Position 44R4

Blue,
Type IIIa, Relief E
Issued both imperforate (8A) and perforate (22).

Part of a strip of 3 on cover, 44R 45R and 46R4

Courtesy of Marc Bedrin

Figure 1. (BELOW) Strong dot below the O of ONE as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

Figure 2. (BELOW) Heavy dot in right margin, aligned horizontally with Franklins nose. The plating diagram also indicates the presence of 2 other dots but both are obscured by cancel ink.

Figure 3. (BELOW) The plating diagram indicates that the colored background of the top label behind the upper part of O of POST is weak or missing. There are several positions of E reliefs that have this feature.

FIGURE 4. (Below) Horizontal Strip of 3, Positions 42R4, 43R4 and 44R4
Image Courtesy of Marc Bedrin

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