therealwesty
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Post by therealwesty on Feb 7, 2014 21:55:49 GMT
I simply couldn't pass this up on eBay the other day. Here's the newest addition to my Small Queen section; #43 6¢ red brown. Up front this stamp is a jumbo, being taller than my others, and would likely be considered VF centering if it weren't a jumbo with a large bottom margin. It has a clean and clear partial CDS cancel from Montreal. AND, it has a nice offset image on the reverse. The offset is shifted by about one-quarter of a stamp, but this highlights that it is indeed an offset image and not just the front of the stamp showing through.
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Post by therealwesty on Feb 9, 2014 17:22:14 GMT
Found another nice example of offset printing on the reverse. This #36 2¢ has been in my collection for a while, but I never paid a whole lot of attention to it. It made my "A" collection because it's probably the darkest blue-green example I have in my possession, and the squared circle cancel is a decent strike. The poorly centred copy had a hing remnant, some spotty gum traces and bits of paper stuck to the back obscuring the appearance. While working on my project to measure paper thickness I decided to clean her up and look what I found!
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Jen B
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Post by Jen B on Feb 9, 2014 17:32:08 GMT
What a nice find!
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Post by jimbooregon on Jul 23, 2015 13:22:07 GMT
Can you explain what an offset image on the reverse is.....tnx for the newby question
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Post by jimjung on Jul 24, 2015 10:45:56 GMT
The offset image is caused by stacking sheets of stamps one on top of another in the production process. Ink from the lower sheets adhers to the back of the stamps on upper sheets and an image of the stamps appears on the back of the stamps prior to gumming the sheets.
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stanley64
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 27, 2019 6:38:11 GMT
Let us add another to the collection of the Small Queens with offset printing on the reverse; this one being the 1/2¢ version
1870-1897 Queen Victoria Small Queen (Scott No.34 Perforations 12 x 12)
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Oct 27, 2019 17:25:19 GMT
Nice offsets guys.. Robert
Here is another one....
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Nov 13, 2019 0:35:17 GMT
Nice offsets stanley64 and WERT ! While studying paper types of the SQ's, I noted a few of these offsets myself as well. I wonder how many would have gone undetected if it hadn't been for the study of paper types (to differentiate First Ottawaw Printing, Early and late Montreal printings and 2nd Ottawa?)  Here's one on a 2c from 2nd Ottawa printing.  And another on 5c, also this one on 2nd Ottawa printing. A heavy flag cancellation makes it a bit messed up from the reverse, but the offset is actually quite strong.  |
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Nov 13, 2019 9:49:18 GMT
I know the term " offset " is regularly used for these ink impressions on the reverse, but to be pedantic it is not strictly correct !
(Oh dear I know I'll never change the World)
OFFSET is a method of printing .A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper.
Strictly speaking this unintentional wet ink transfer should be called "SET OFF"
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Nov 13, 2019 9:52:52 GMT
I agree vikingeck, thanks for keeping us right  |
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Nov 14, 2019 16:41:14 GMT
ok, if you want to completely stop ink transfer,printers can (additional expense) stop ink transfer..When i was a printer in my youth, and we wanted to use raised lettering, we had a black spray hit the printed area to rise the lettering...This can be done (without raised lettering powder) to quick dry the ink stopping offset oddities...This would never be used, cause print companies would never add the cost or even worry about offsets.
Robert
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