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Here is an R112 and R115 and the backs showing what your silk paper should look like with small threads of silk. Some stamps may only show traces of silk, but these two should show anyone who has a question as to what it looks like. A great example, I think.   |
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| Edited by jhlovell - 03/03/2011 3:06 pm |
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Forgive the beginner's question, but are the blue threads on the back the silk?
If so, are they blue because they leeched the dye from the image on the front?
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The answer to your first question is yes. The answer to your second is I don't know if they are dyed blue or pick up the coloring from the paper. Someone else may know?? |
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If the color is transferred from the image, there could be some interesting combinations.
Imagine what the silk would look like from a multi-colored stamp?
Perhaps we could get some Jackson Pollok-esque silk? |
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jhlovell, thanks for posting this thread. I have wondered about silk paper but never thought to ask for an explanation. |
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| Edited by mhc99 - 03/04/2011 1:02 pm |
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it's blue because the silk fibers were already dyed blue. I have revenues with various colored silk threads. |
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Spotting the silk threads in Second Issue paper is a no-brainer as Jeff's examples depict. The real challenge is in identifying the experimental silk paper paper (i.e., the d's) used in the First Issue revenues. Once again, the Revenue-Collector.com website provides some really good examples of what to look for. |
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Tomiseksj is right on. I have fought a long time with some of my BOB revenues, mostly because I never read enough about them to be greatly versatile, but the site at revenue-collector is a HUGE resource. Anyone collecting these MUST put that site on as a "favorite". |
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Rod said: The marker monkey is now attacking the backs of stamps?
what are you talking about? the number 2 written on the stamp? that is a collector writing a number.
the stains in the middle were picked up from the paper it was one. then there is the hinge marks at the top.
no marker monkey on these stamps. |
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