Position 70L5

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 5.
Position 70L5

Blue,
Type Va, Relief C
Issued only perforated.

This is part of a vertical strip of 2 consisting of 70L5 and 80L5.

The images below are from an early impression of the stamp. To study a late impression of this same position, See 70L5 late impression. The violet arrows below are marks of interest and may not be consistent or reliable for plating. The red arrows indicate the remains of the left full plume that was not completely burnished from the plate.

Figure 1. (Below) Small vertical blurry line from Ornament L to M. There are other lines and marks not shown on the plating diagrams but can be seen in the photomicrograph.

Figure 2. (Below) Blurry vertical line as shown in the Neinken plating diagrams cutting across Ornaments O, P and Q.

Figure 3. (Below) Blurry smear between and below the "E" and "C." The violet arrows point out a horizontal scratch cutting into the "N" of ONE. This is not shown on the plating diagrams.

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