30c Orange, Cracked Plate (38 var). Showing significant plate crack in back of Franklin's head, bold strike of large open grid leaves the plate crack clearly visible, Fine, a rare plate variety, Brookman illustrates what he says is a unique plate crack at lower left and questions whether that is a scratch, the stamp offered here with its different crack must have been unknown to him and is far more prominent than the one he was aware of, ex Koppersmith, with 1988 P.F. certificate, the variety is listed but unpriced in Scott and this stamp may well be unique

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