• 2¢ Carmine Marler Type R28 Zone 1 Retouch Notes

    Tag notes:
    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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117UR18

Marler's comments
(A Retouch in the Vertical Line of the Lower Left) 'From line 1 to the bottom of the box with an irregular line in the box."
Searchable terms: wavy

117UR19

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 with both the upper and lower frame junction lines retouched also."
Searchable terms: FJL

117UR20

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 2A (in Marler, but listed as 3A)

  • LL vertical line retouched from the spandrel to the bottom of the LNB. Strong retouch.

Dot in the LNB near the LL corner.

Guide dot in the right margin at the midpoint with a small dot above it.

117UR23

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from above line 1 to the top of the box.”

117UR28

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from above line 1 to nearly the bottom of the box.” (a heavy line)

Searchable terms: heavy

117UR29

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.”

117UR30

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.”

Leo's Notes
  • LL vertical line retouched from the top of the spandrel to the top of the LNB.
  • Faint vertical guideline in the right margin.
  • Guide dot in the right margin at the midpoint. The guideline grazes the right edge of the guide dot.

117UR33

Marler's comments

(A retouch in the vertical line of the lower left) "from above line 1 to the bottom of the box.”

117UR34

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.”