Looks like there is only one of these in the plate, and because it shares a scratch upper rite with a more common variety of the same era, it is possible that this is a very late state of the plate. The watermark looks like the 1L3, with square RA.
It has the following flaws
Period upper left edge
Small scratch below 'REPUBLICA'
The scratch it shares with a more common plate variety
And another scratch, this one in the background...truly a great plate variety
Negative image of the scratch to the background plate
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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six slogans from 1936
These are all almost complete, and I would like to see if anyone has them complete on cover.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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