Position 99

Guide line in the South margin near the South West corner; in clear copies there is a faint colour line near the top of the upright stroke of the 2nd "E" of "Seventeen; main position dot is oval North East and South West clearly South centre nearly full towards East.

The oval guide dot is large with a strong guide dot outside the LL corner

The oval guide dot is at 4 o'clock, just touching the inner oval line,There is a large dot under the 1 of the left 17, in the bottom margin, typical of the10th row positions. There are 2 small triangle shape flaws in the front of the shirt, below Cartier chin. This variety (pf 99.1) (dirt spots on shirt) has been identified by Dr. Jim Watt in Feb. 2026. Note that this variety is not present on early specimen imprints proof printed on india paper and sunk on card. 3 additionnal constant plate flaws appear on this positon. A horizontal line in the S of cents (pf 99.2), a strong short transfer, on the tip of the lower right spandrel (pf 99.3) and a thick oblique dash on the top of 1 of the lower right 7 (pf 99.4)