You Tell Me What You Think About This Stamp

Hi all, I forgot to add in my last message. I guess my scanner is an older model, it only lists Dots Per Inch (DPI)!

My scanner is only 10 years old, and works really good.

I guess I could enlarge the images, but when I do that they get blurred. So is there another way to increase the DPI? What should I do short of buying another scanner?

Stampmaster

Hi




Nope, you're doing fine. Don't get discouraged.

Rather than scan then enlarge the image, just select the highest resolution that your scanner can make and go from there. Enlarging introduces distortion, as you've found out.

If your scanner's limit is 300 dpi, then just scan the particular area of a stamp that you want to highlight, rather than the entire stamp.

Most scanners will go up to 600 dpi, while the more modern ones can go to 1200 dpi or higher.

I got my Epson scanner at Best Buy for $79 a year ago, and it goes up to 1200 dpi.

No disrespect, but a 10 year old scanner is pretty old, in this computer age. May be time to update it.

Jim

Hi Jim

Will follow your suggestions (unless I forget), sound like good advice.

Might be time for a new scanner, will have to wait until my daughter's next visit, as she buys all my computer stuff for me.

Stampmaster

Epson Perfection V39 60 bucks on ebay. Scans to 4800 DPI.
I've got a V37, a 4800 DPI scan is a wonderful look at your stamp.
This is a crop of the bottom of the bust oval and the top of the 90 of O34TCP4c.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Epson-Perfe...AOSwaB5XjqCr

Hi littleriverphil, (hope I got all that right?)

You image is blurred! I can make my own blurred images, you might say I'm sort of an expert at it!

You said the scan "is of the bottom of the bust oval and the top of the 90 of 034TCP4c". Are you sure you are referring to my R168? I ask because there is not a bust of a person on the stamp in question, but a right and proper image of a Battleship! In addition where is this 90 you are talking about. Sorry I do not understand what 034TCP4c means, please provide what it means.

Thanks in advance.

Stampmaster

Stampmaster,

Maybe open the Scott Specialized catalog??

O = Official

34 = number of the stamp

TC = Trial Color

P = Proof

etc.

Jim

Hi Jim

Very funny!

Stampmaster

But accurate. It is an Atlanta Trial color card proof that I showed a crop of. O34 the 90 cent Justice.
Funny, that crop is very clear on my monitor.

Clear here as well.

Hi now I get it, but no where did it say littleriverphil, was making a sample scan of a different in this case later identified as a 034 of the 90 cent justice, but in his posting he said "I've got a V37, a 4800 DPI scan is a wonderful look at your stamp", so guess the joke was on me. I fell for the joke, I must admit it.

Then he goes on with the following "his is a crop of the bottom of the bust oval and the top of the 90 of O34TCP4c.", which is an identification format I'm never encounter before! I suggest he could have been more clear with something like this:

First off a scan of the entire stamp, then his enlargement. Further he could have identified it as "this is a sample of what my scanner can do on this 90 cent O34TCP4c.

His example was stated out of context with my and other posting.

Then I was piled on to, no problem, I fell totally for this one. I admit you got me.

Stampmaster

Hi Stampmaster,




I honestly don't think that anyone here is in any way trying to confuse or deceive you.

Just like in the military, over time stamp collectors get so used to using acronyms and shorthand (and, honestly, some pretty archaic French wording) that it simply doesn't occur to us to explain things like NH, OG, NGAI, SE, tete-beche, se-tenent, and so on.

My suggestion was to pop open the Scott Specialized catalog, or any number of other good reference books, whenever you have a question about terminology.

Jim