Some Canada Admiral Coil Stamps, Etc.

Canada 126 (dry)

Canada 126a (dry)

Canada 126d (wet)

Canada 126c (wet)



Canada 128 (wet)

Canada 128ai (wet)

Canada 128ii (dry)

Canada 128a (dry)


Canada 130 (wet)

Canada 130a (wet)

Canada 130b (dry)

Canada 184 (dry)

Excellent scans.

Could you describe (or maybe illustrate) the differences between wet and dry printing.

Thanks,
Pat

It is fairly easy to distinguish stamps printed by the wet printing method from those printed by the dry method.



The paper used to print the Admirals was machine-made wove paper. The stamps were printed on the paper so that the grain of the paper was vertical. When the stamps from the wet printing shrank, they shrank across the grain of the paper and became narrower. Stamps printed by the dry printing method did not shrink because the paper was not dampened.

Both stamps in the illustration above are the same height, but the wet-printed stamp is narrower by about half a millimeter.


An easy way to determine whether an Admiral stamp is printed by the wet or dry printing method is to lay one stamp on top of another. Notice on the illustration above that the stamp on top is narrower than the stamp it is partially covering.

https://bnaps.org/ore/VanSomeren-Ad...Printing.htm

Great info.
Thanks,
pat

Jogil, very good scans. And it also shows how easy it is for the yellow ones to start oxydizing! I believe the first pair is well on its way to discolor!


Peter

Thanks you for furthering my education. I've been putting off identifying some of my Canada collection until I got around to understanding the wet/dry printing. This just made it very easy to understand

- Lance