Pos 81R8

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-1861, PLATE 8
Pos 81R8, (Scott #24)

Scott #24 Blue,
Type V, Relief E
Issued only Perforate.

This position and Position 41R8 share the same curl plating mark over the "E" in CENT. The small dot shown in Figure 4 is the most helpful difference between these 2 positions. The violet arrows indicate other marks of note to help distinguish the 2 positions with more certainty. These other marks have at this time not been confirmed by other students and may not be consistent.

FIGURE 1. (Below) Curl above "E" of CENT. It should be noted that this curl also appears on Position 41R8 as well. The dot in the T of CENT is constant and is not illustrated in the plating diagrams. This small dot helps differentiate Pos 41R8 from 81R8.

FIGURE 2. (Below) The strong horizontal mark (Red Arrows) cutting across the center line is a plating mark shown on Position 71R8.

FIGURE 3. (Below) A small dot west of Ornament "D" helps differentiate Pos 41R8 from 81R8. This mark is not shown in the plating diagrams.

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Update 12/18/07