Page 43 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue

B. Plate Varieties Short Transfers

Short transfer - This variety occurs when the transfer roll relief is not fully rocked when entered on the plate. As a result,
there is a weak depth of impression at the top shown by the lightening of the background and the words "POST OFFICE".

Position 63L Positions 85-86L The left stamp fully entered, the center stamp
Position 85 has the short transfer. weak at top and the right short transferred.

Position 31L - Short transfer at top
and ink smudge between the eyes. e

Position 11L- AU 13, 1847 to Liverpool, England (August 28).
Only recorded cover from Delaware bearing an 1847 JO{t