Pos 61L5

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 5.
Position 61L5

Blue,
Type V, Relief C
Issued only perforated.

The violet arrows below are consistent blurs which show very well on this early impression, but became indistinct as the plate wore. The red arrows indicate plating marks illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams. The blur at the extreme lower right is inaccurately illustrated in the plating diagrams.

Figure 1. (Below) Diagonal blurry line cutting across Ornament H as illustrated in the plating diagrams.

Figure 2. (Below) These diagonal blurry lines behind Ornament E are not illustrated in the plating diagrams but are consistent.

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