How Does A Scott #1033A Silkote Paper Look Under UV Light?

Less useful perhaps, but hardly not useful. Not only can it help detect repairs and cleaned cancels, but it can also help ID certain similar stamps.

I have to admit, I have practically never seen a cleaned cancel on any stamps issued after about 1940. And it might even be 1925. A tiny number of graded stamps from the 60's, but that's about it.

Fake cancels occasionally.

If UV light does not help here, perhaps any hint under magnification with a loupe?
Are there e.g. more or less fibers visible, perhaps litle craters, anything?
I read much about the Silkote paper but the only information I find is that you can see it in direct comparison. Ok - but in direct comparison, how does the Silkote look like?
Perhaps a photo under magnification or a good scan would help.

The paper is very white and the impression is similar to dry print impressions.

Does nobody have a copy they can put under UV so the question can just be answered?

If the answer is "no", suggest contacting a bigger name dealer who may have one and can put this one to bed!

I put one under and wrote about it earlier in the thread.

StateRevs, my question was like :)



Thank you again very much, revcollector. Sure, this is the way I thought of it, too. But every second 1033 I see, has this bright white paper and shiny dry printing appearance. About other paper varieties like the bluish paper, we know a lot more (paper fibers, black specks, setoff, printing appearance), but about the Silkote paper there is no information. So nothing to learn here about the paper under loupe or other hints?

Some stamps simply have to be compared to known examples. Happens with shades all the time. There is not an easy way for every item.

thank you. Yes actually a good idea, to see it more like a color shade :).
If anybody in the future will own a 1033a, perhaps there can new things be discovered under loupe, or before a light source, or mainly by the way, what about paper thickness, should be perhaps a bit different. Too many questions for this topic, I agree.