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Those smudges are due to an unsufficient wiping of the ink off the
printing cylinder surface before contact with the paper (engraved
stamps).
These sorts of results may be filed under "wiper blade anomalies"
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It is an easy one in the sense that the lines are the same colour as the print of the stamp. |
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The brayer that adds the ink to the plates and, for lack of a better word, the "squeegee" that presses the ink into the depressions of the die and wipes off the superfluous ink. Then, there should have been a step (obviously missed) to rub the dies off to clear off any remaining ink on the surface before printing. Hope I was clear in my descriptions..lol |
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| Edited by I_Love_Stamps - 11/26/2011 6:51 pm |
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So you are saying these rectangular items are actually CARS???
No, they are referred to as "windscreen wipers" Great story on those, with the US inventor who designed the intermittent windcreen wiper, and his manipulation by big business. |
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ebay seller 'Janzap13', under EFO's in (Hot US Auctions) claims these red lines are Plate cracks. Wiper marks or Plate cracks.   |
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iv got four copies of the 10s/- none of which have this extra mountain,can anyone confirm it is indeed an error? |
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geilichina said :looks like an ERROR Stamp. Maybe valuable!
I don't think it can be classified as an "error" as it's the right colour, the right shape with nothing missing or upside down etc. Certainly a flaw in the production that may even be a one of a kind makes it very interesting and potentially more valuable than a non flawed one. |
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 I learn so much here  Dianne |
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Back in the good old days... weren't they called "doctor blade flaws"?
Yes, that's how I know them. Squillions of examples in philately. Here is one from an SCF member  |
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