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Help With Die For Aussie Stamp

 
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Posted 02/26/2009   08:34 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add simonskelly to your friends list Get a Link to this Message


I think the stamp above is Scott number 5, can anybody with experience tell me which of the dies it came from?

Thanks

Simon
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Posted 02/26/2009   08:36 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add johnstamp to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
What do you mean by "die"? thanks
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Posted 02/26/2009   09:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 1775mac to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Definition
Die: 1: a block of metal that has been hand or machine engraved from which plates are prepared to print stamps. 2: terms Die I, Die II, etc. denote first and later states of the same die. 3: terms Die I, Die II, etc. are also used to designate stamps printed from these dies.

Basically when a printer uses more than one printing plate it will give different variations or ie. Die #s.
Most catalogs will give different examples for the different die.
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Posted 02/26/2009   09:19 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add johnstamp to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks mac for the explanation
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Posted 02/26/2009   09:51 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nr-notrare to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hello simon.....

It is die 1.
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Edited by nr-notrare - 02/26/2009 09:52 am
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