Pos 60L7

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 7.
Pos 60L7, (Scott #24)

Scott #24 Blue,
Type V, Relief F
Issued only perforated.

CENTER LINE COPY

Due to soft porous paper being used at the time, the impressions of the image are typically soft, hence many plating marks are either hard to see or just don't reveal themselves.This position is shown in the plating diagrams with many scratches on the left margin which do not show up in this specimen.

Figure 1. (Below) Red arrows indicate a a plating mark that is shown in the Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 2. (Below) Red arrows indicate the approximate location of the "O" plating mark that is shown in the Neinken plating diagrams. The violet arrows show marks that are not shown in diagrams and warrant further study.

Figure 3. (Below) Guide dot in position 51R7. Truth be told, I was not convinced that this position could be plated for certain until this mark was correlated with the position on the right pane.

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Update 1/24/08