Pos 6L7

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 7.
Pos 6L7, (Scott #24)

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

EYE CURL VARIETY

"Eye curls" occur on Positions 3L7 to 10L7 and 1R7 to 3R7.
Courtesy of Dick Celler

Figure 1. (Below) The famous "eye curl" first reported by the late Morris Fortgang. "Eye curls" occur on Positions 3L7 to 10L7 and 1R7 to 3R7. Wherever the eye curl occurs on a position, there is also a marking which looks like an inverted comma under the "T" in POSTAGE.

Figure 2. (Below) Upper left corner showing many plating marks which are not shown on the Neinken plating diagrams.

Figure 3. (Below) The inverted comma under the "T" in POSTAGE. Two faint diagonal lines of color cutting across Ornaments L and M. A small extra GUIDE DOT at the upper right, not indicated in the plating diagrams, helps identify this position.

Figure 4. (Below) Diagonal blur of color cutting across Ornaments P/Q. Horizontal blur at the top of Ornament O.

Figure 5. (Below) Plating marks in the lower left corner as shown in the plating diagrams.

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Update 1/24/08