• 2¢ Carmine Marler Type R28 Zone 1 Retouch Notes

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    Extended - one or more horizontal lines extend through the vertical retouch line

    A digit represents the sum of the additional zones (zone 1 is NOT included) where retouching is also found.

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2¢ Carmine Marler Type R28 Zone 1 Retouches

Showing 168 of 168 2¢ Carmine Zone 1 Retouches.

Marler's 2¢ Carmine Type R28
LL retouch starting point:

LL retouch ending point:

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117UR99

Marler's comments
(A Retouch in the Vertical Line of the Lower Left) "From above line 2 - a heavy line to the box, doubling below line 8"
Searchable terms: heavy spur

117UR100

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from the top of the spandrel to the top of the box.”

118LR7

Marler's comments
(A Retouch in the Vertical Line of the Lower Left) "From the top of the spandrel to the bottom of the left numeral box."

118LR8

Marler's comments
(A Retouch in the Vertical Line of the Lower Left) "From line 1 to the bottom of the left numeral box."

118LR9

Marler's comments

The Retouch in the Lower Left Vertical line goes "From above line 1 to the bottom of the box"

Leo's Notes

Retouch 3A (in Marler, but only LL vertical line mentioned)

  • LL vertical line from above line 1 to the bottom of the box.
  • Right frame heavily retouched especially from the crown to leaf 2. Discontinuity opposite the A in POSTAGE.

118LR11

Marler's comments
(A Retouch in the Vertical Line of the Lower Left) "From the top of the spandrel to the bottom of the left numeral box."
Searchable terms: wavy extended

118LR17

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from leaf 2 to the bottom of the box.”

Leo's Notes
  • Retouch 10A (in Marler) LL vertical line retouched from a bit below the top of leaf 2 to the bottom of the LNB.
  • 118LR17 and 118LR27 are very similar.
  • Faint vertical guideline in the LNB between the 2 and the right border with a small dot on the guideline opposite the foot of the 2.

118LR18

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from line 2 to the bottom of the box.”

118LR19

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from the top of the spandrel to the bottom of the box.”