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3c Violet Washington With Spidery Lines

 
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jimjamtwo
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Any thoughts on this stamp with curious spidery lines? What would cause these?
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Threads or lint or hairs (or similar) fell onto the plate after the ink was applied. Threads then prevented transfer of ink resulting in those spidery lines.
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jimjamtwo
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Thanks for the response, jobi01. That's the only explanation I could think of myself but I was wanting to see what others thought.
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Edited by jimjamtwo - 09/02/2018 08:18 am
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