Pos 58R4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Pos 58R4, (Scott #22)

Scott #22, Blue,
Type IIIa, Relief F
Issued both imperforate and perforate.
Had this been an imperforate copy then it would be Scott Number 8A.

The red arrow under the U of U.S. indicates the small "F" Relief flaw. The Ashbrook/Neinken diagrams show this flaw exaggerated. A shoulder dot is found on nearly all "F" Reliefs from this plate except (according to the Neinken diagrams) Positions 54, 58, 59, 60, 99 and 100R4. See 52L4 for a detailed image of the shoulder dot.

Note the heavy blurring above the "O" of POSTAGE. A vertical scribe/guide line can also be seen cutting through Ornaments L, M and below N.

Courtesy of Jim Baughman.

Figure 1. (BELOW) Detail of the plating marks in "ONE".

Figure 2. (BELOW) Detail of the plating marks in "N and T" of CENT. The marks to the left have been confirmed as consistent. The plating diagrams only show these as smudge.

Figure 3. (BELOW) Diagonal scratches of color in Ornament P/Q not shown in the plating diagrams. These have been confirmed as consistent.

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