Position 60R4

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1851-1857, PLATE 4
Position 60R4

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

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.

Courtesy of Tim McRee

Figure 1. (BELOW) The red arrow indicates the small "F" Relief flaw. The Ashbrook/Neinken diagrams show this flaw exaggerated.

Figure 2. (BELOW) Detail of the blurry line of color between Ornaments Y/Z as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagram.

Figure 3. (BELOW) Dot of colr in the N of CENT as illustrated in the plating diagram.

Figure 4. (BELOW) The plating diagram illustrates a vertical line of color starting at the bottom of the O of ONE and ending at the dot indicated by the red arrow. Additionally, Neinkens plating diagram shows the left scroll covered in blur.

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