Position 68R5

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 5
Position 68R5

Blue,
Type Va, Relief C
Issued only perforated.

Figure 1. (Below) Faint lines of color as illustrated in the plating diagrams.

Figure 2. (Below) A strong blur in the period after U, as well as the right vertical stem of the U of US. This is not illustrated in the plating diagrams but confirmed as constant.

Left image courtesy of Dick Celler

Figure 3. (Below) A near-horizontal little dash of color in the left edge of Ornament C. Just above it, a horizontal scratch or series of dashes extending into the left margin. Confirmed as constant and not illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams.

Left image courtesy of Dick Celler

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