Pos 74L5

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 5.
Position 74L5

Blue,
Type V, Relief D
Issued only perforated.

Part of a vertical strip of 3 consisting of 64L5, 74L5, and 84L5.

The violet arrows below are marks of interest and may not be consistent
or reliable for plating. The red arrows indicate plating marks shown
in the Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 1. (Below) Red arrows indicating scratches and various blurs per the plating diagrams.

Figure 2 (Below) The red arrows indicate the blurred side scratch shown in the plating diagrams. The scratch ends into a larger blur dot at the bottom.

Figure 3 (Below) The red arrows indicate the faint blur marks shown in the plating diagrams. Also note the blurring in the foot of "P" and at the top of "O".

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