Hi Moon, and welcome to this forum. On my computer your picture shows out of focus. The '2' looks like it may have some plate scratches in it, but it is hard to tell. Could you maybe re-scan your stamp?
With a line engraved print like your stamp, inking errors show as a lack of ink, any line of color usually is the result of some sort of plate damage, like a scratch from a dropped tool.
OK, now I see it. Looks like a lack of ink in that spot. Could be something got stuck to the plate and no ink was transferred at this spot. I do not believe this qualifies as an error, but it could be an oddity?
Yeah, "error" was probably a poor choice of words. I just wanted another opinion on whether it was an issue with the inking/printing, as opposed to a plate variety, since the aberration has a distinct shape and edges, particularly in the crescent inside the top of the 2.
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Posted 10/18/2014 3:37 pm
