Position 37R7

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-61, PLATE 7.
Position 37R7, (Scott #24)

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

This is part of a vertical pair consisting of 37R7 and 27R7.

Figure 1. (Below) Plating diagrams show a horizontal dash below the remains of the left scroll. The plating drawing does not exactly represent what this feature reall y looks like. Many "D" relief positions show a dot below the "O" of ONE.

Figure 2. (Below) The red arrow indicates the one of four nearly vertical scratch plating marks as indicated in plating diagrams. The others are obscured by cancellation ink. The violet arrow indicates notable marks that are not shown in Neinken plating diagrams. These may not be constant or reliable.

Figure 3. (Below) The red arrows indicate the nearly vertical scratch plating marks as indicated in plating diagrams.

Figure 4. (Below) The red arrow indicates the faint remains of a plating mark as indicated in plating diagram. The violet arrow indicates a small ornament that is part of the stamp design, but it is generally not this complete on a D relief.

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Update 1/24/08