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filipo, I wouldn't let Rod see that, he will bicycle right over to you and just snap up that cinderella, nice scan, nice picture!! |
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This Danzig label must have been issued by a tourist bureau or
travel agency since the German Reiseziel loosely
translates as Vacation Destination
Wonder what year? Definitely post WWI. |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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Absolutely Jeff,
a lovely cinderella.
I would hazard a guess as a poster stamp circa 1935.
Photogravure stamps were first used in 1914
although this method was used for reproducing drawings
from the late middle ages.
Albrecht Durer used it once or twice, using iron plates.
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Rod, are you certain that this label was printed via photogravure?
Even though it has the screening characteristics of photogravure it
doesn't have the look of photogravure. Could it have been printed
offset?
Photogravure printing was considerable more expensive than offset.
Why waste it on a label?
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Bedrock Of The Community
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No Litho, just a guess, I am open to correction, the small dots, I always assume photolitho and later rotogravure. How does offset differ please  |
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These two Canadian stamps from 1968 also have some shading composed of dots but both are offset printed or lithography as Canada Post calls it. Lithography is still the term used by Canada Post for recent Canadian stamps even though on close inspection they have very fine screening which makes them appear as done by photogravure. I suppose the modern term is photolithography which combines the two techniques.   |
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Thanks, Jhlovell!
Rod & lithograving - I can make a more detailed scan of the cinderella, if you would like to determinate this detail. |
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Hi filipo,
Yes I wouldn't mind seeing a closeup of lets say
the lower right area including the church and possibly
the black border to see if it does have the characteristics
of photogravure. |
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A couple more Danzig cinderellas, since this topic has come back around: A margin copy of Danzig from the Lost Colonies set:  and an unknown, but colorful, example:  |
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