I just read about this when learning about stamp collecting (floating). Evidently these types of stamps from this era were printed with water-soluble ink to prevent people from washing off the cancellation mark and reusing it.
In addition to the ink running (obvious in the picture)red staining can occur when including stamps on red paper in the soaking. Stamps on colored paper should be soaked separately to avoid staining of other stamps.
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Posted 11/11/2017 8:21 pm
