1c 1851 Plate 1-Late Stamps

71R?

Yes, 71R1L.

78L1L?

These "A" reliefs are tough to plate. It is a bit obscured by the cancel, but I believe this is a split top line on the left.

The top line is split, but in position 78L1L it extends all the way to the S of U.S. Look for a position with a split top line that ends above the period after the S.

A little over 5 years ago I was able to obtain a nice folded letter that I posted here.

https://goscf.com/t/57739&whichpage=27

I was going through the Westpex offerings and found another piece of the correspondence so I had to have it



The strip I believe is 68 - 69 -70L



And a 3c Type I Scott 11?



And the back stamps




This was mailed 1 week prior than the one I obtained a few years back.

Does anyone know if there is a census of these Garnier letters?

Looking for some help or confirmation. This is one of the more beat-up Type IVs in my collection, but still want to plate it. I have initial plated this as 11R1L, but I also thought 31, 39 and 55R were also possible candidate.

Looking forward to Boston, only a couple week to go.

Also, wanted to share the progress on my project to complete a full Plate 1 Late. Still have a long way to go, but I enjoy the hunt.

I have 8 Type IVs I have been unable to plate. Not surprisingly, they are all Relief A.

70R w/ imprint

@stallzer - very nice.

Imprints were so far away from the design, so getting one on these early plates is tough.

44L1L with nice DT under "ONE".
The enlarged recut charts on Stamp Smarter helped to quickly locate a couple of possible candidates, then the detailed ID images in the database confirmed remaining details.

(compared against other photos uploaded here, I really need to upgrade my scanner).

ZebraMan, the DT is also evident in the upper lettering and in the medallion oval behind Franklin's head. One of the best examples on the plate. Nice find.

I just picked up this beauty.
Position 7R1L, the poor man's #5.
This is the only position that made Scott #5 on the plate 1 early.
I wonder what grade this would get.

What a beauty, and nice margins.