Pos 95L5

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 5.
Position 95L5

Blue,
Type V, Relief F
Issued only perforated.

The red arrows below indicate plating marks shown in the Neinken plating diagrams.
The violet arrows are additional confirmed plating marks not shown in the diagrams.

Plate surface markings in the shoulder and margins similar to mottling. These have the appearance of burnt spots or a blotch of small blisters. These plate blisters are found in many positions on Plate 5 and are an immense help in confirming the position. This feature is only partially illustrated in the plating diagram. The blurs in the left margin are much more extensive than shown in the diagram, and the diagram does not show the blurs on the shoulder at all.

Figure 1. (Below) Plate scratches as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams. Note the appearance of plate blisters at the upper right. A curious feature of this position is the big white patch area above the GE and extending to top right. The Neinken plating diagram indicates this weakness, but not very clearly.

Figure 2. (Below) Plate scratches as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams. The marks at the bottom margin (violet arrows) are not illustrated in the plating diagrams but are consistent.

Figure 3. (Below) Plate scratches as illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams. Note the appearance of plate blisters at the upper left and top. The blur below and inside of Ornament A (violet arrow) is not illustrated in the plating diagrams but is consistent.

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