4d Plate 8 or 9?

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petrod
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4d Plate 8 or 9?

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Here's a ticklish one. The attached 4d vermillion is on a cover of September 1867. As can be seen, the Plate No. at left is a "9", but the one at the right is an "8". Has anyone seen this variety before? And which plate is it? Because of the date of use, it could be either
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My first image was scanned at 300dpi and I don't think it was quite clear enough. I have uploaded a part image at 600dpi - perhaps this is better.
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Looking at it again, I think it is probably Plate 9 with a deformed number on the right. Thoughts, anyone?
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It is Plate 9
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Thank you for the confirmation. Do you happen to know if this is a constant variety? As far as I know it is unrecorded.
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