stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Nov 4, 2022 19:51:51 GMT
Here is a mock-up for a page for this particular stamp. Despite going through ~ 240 stamps, the vertical strip of 3 is the only Type IIIC I have found with the crisp cut side perfs. I found a number of stamps with the "R" in FRANCAISE as noted, but all had rough side perfs from tearing and paper fiber... so the single stamp for now, will be a 'hole" to fill. It will be printed on ivory Vellum
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renden
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Post by renden on Nov 4, 2022 21:18:26 GMT
Good work STAN stainlessb - very specialized !! René
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Nov 4, 2022 21:42:13 GMT
some days are more specialized than others ~
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Nov 8, 2022 0:52:09 GMT
a completed page (almost^) My vertical strip of 3 had some paper still on the back o i soaked it to remove- however when it separated so did one of the stamps and the pair remaining are not all that secure...), however this did solve the missing stamp dilemma. I'm nor completely happy with the margins of the strips and discovered that somehow the print scaling on my printer software was set to reduce to 96% ( no idea), but I fear I may risk the IIIC "pair" separating... then again, because it is not real sound, I may just eliminate the vertical pair altogether... I need to stare at the page for a day or two and decide how brave I feel.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Nov 8, 2022 1:29:15 GMT
stainlessb I enjoyed this page, however I found your term " "roulette" machine cut side perfs" to be confusing. I presume you mean guillotine instead of roulette, unless this is how the French catalogs refer to this procedure. For a collection I have no problem showing the single and the pair. Perhaps the pair shows the side perfs better. I wonder if the single didn't originate with the pair as a used strip of 3. (Edit: Duh… I only now read your introductory remarks about the page and the strip of three.) In addition, although I see your intent on dislaying the shades according to catalog number, I think the shade differences would be clearer if you began with the mustard and going on to darker, darkest.
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renden
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Post by renden on Nov 8, 2022 13:49:58 GMT
Again lots of work, Stan stainlessb !!! You are a very patient FRANCE collector Thanks René
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Nov 8, 2022 14:27:48 GMT
JeffS thanks for the comments- yes, roulette is how the catalogue refers to it, and it is at best a vague term as there are a number of different types
as to the color, ye it might be better to start from the 'lightest" to the "dasrkest", but as I am now well into the pages of France, following the catalogue sequence is the methodology. In some cases the dates the particular shade was printed causes them to (seemingly) be listed in chronological sequence, but in other cases there is either great overlap, or one that is out of sequence. renden thanks René, as always a work in progress
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