Position 97R9

1¢ Franklin Issue of 1857-1861, PLATE 9
Position 97R9, (Scott #24)

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

Horizontal pair consisting of 97R9 and 98R9.

This position is not illustrated in the Neinken plating diagrams and is noted as not having plating marks. Almost every position from Plate 9 has some identifing feature and careful examination of multiple patients will most likely reveal some consistent plating mark.

FIGURE 1. (Below) Diagonal lines of color in the upper right ornaments. The archive has no confirming images at this time.

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Update 4/1/2010