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Post by robert on Oct 1, 2020 0:30:58 GMT
1949 block of 6 ½d Kangaroos showing 4 stamps severely ink stripped.  |
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gatodiablo
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Post by gatodiablo on Oct 1, 2020 1:51:34 GMT
I'm naive, but I like my stamps from Oz. Is the ink stripping a result of the printing process, or something that happened to the stamps subsequently?
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Post by robert on Oct 1, 2020 2:41:27 GMT
Hi gatodiablo
Ink stripping occurs when the doctor blade is too close to the stamp and scrapes too much ink off the paper, it can also occur if the ink is not mixed properly and the stamp ends up having a thicker texture, when the doctor blade moves over the sheet and comes in contact with the thicker ink it will create a thinning of the ink causing various degrees of ink stripping. Although ink stripping occurred prior to the coronation of KGVI, during his reign it was very prominent, and rarely with the early issues of QEII.
Rob
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Post by gatodiablo on Oct 1, 2020 2:49:04 GMT
robert Thanks for the explanation. If I learn one thing new every day, I am doing pretty well.
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