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1897A

2˘ Locomotive

2

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (5L)

 

 

Overall tagging

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

LOM dot above "L" and "o" of "Locomotive" (1L) and line (1L to 2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Crack in “S” of “USA

 

 

 

 

 

Dot LL of “U” of “USA” 2R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Imperforate and untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Two parallel horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking "t" (1L) and slightly high entry (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking "t" continuation - crack through plate number and into tracks (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Clear image of Locomotive on back

 

 

 

 

 

Tail on "t" (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

High entry (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Imperforate and untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Two parallel horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

Three horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

Two pairs of parallel horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

Additional line along joint line (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling – Located along base of “L” of   “Locomotive” and “USA” (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

One horizontal untagged bar

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Additional line along joint line (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

LOM dot UL of "L" of "Locomotive" (1R) and line (1L to 1R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Imperforate and untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (6L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and complete horizontal clip (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and complete horizontal clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and complete horizontal clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot over "1" of “1870” (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Plate number looks like plate “5”

 

 

 

 

 

“Falling Coal I” near joint line to the left of Locomotive (1R) “Falling Coal”

 

 

 

 

 

“Falling Coal II” near top of joint line to the left of "L" of "Locomotive" (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Scratch between “1” & “8” of date (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

“Coal car antenna” Small vertical crack or line on rear of Coal car (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Joint line aberration LL (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Wide cut coil

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Imperforate and untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (6L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and complete horizontal clip (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and complete horizontal clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and complete horizontal clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Wide cut coil

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No plate #

 

“Soot storm” - Multiple small blocks of ink (smudges/circles) on strips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2226

2˘ Locomotive

1

 

Tagging shifted vertically

 

 

Block tagging

 

 

Tagging shifted horizontally

 

 

(B-press)

 

 

Dot over "U" of "USA" (24L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot above and between the first "o" and "c" of "Locomotive" (2L) and railroad spike running down and through the 4th tie from the front of the Locomotive (26R/L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot between bottom of “87” of the date (24L), dot UL of “L” of “Locomotive” (11L), dot below left leg of “A” of “USA” (7L), dot LR of first “o” in “Locomotive” (5L), dot below “e” of “Locomotive” (3L), dot UR and dot above “t” of “Locomotive” (2L), dot to right of “s” of the date (9R), slash on top of “S” of “USA” (18R) and dot LR of “2” (24R)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot UR of “s” of date (2R)

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2226a

2˘ Locomotive

2

Dull gum

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2226b

2˘ Locomotive

2

Shiny gum

 

 

 

Untagged