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03-25-2009, 06:23 PM
Posted By: <b>Pete Z.</b><p>What accounts for the differences in picture quality if not registration? Why don't see this kind of variation with Cobb's green portrait? <br>Thanks, <br>Pete<br><br><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/zouraspm/youngportf.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/zouraspm/scanbvm0001.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/zouraspm/scan0004re.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
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03-25-2009, 06:56 PM
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>The T206 guys will help out by I am aware that different series of T206's had different print qualities ...Planks are ones that come to mind....
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03-25-2009, 07:05 PM
Posted By: <b>Don</b><p>If anything, I guess we know it was double printed.
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03-26-2009, 09:20 AM
Posted By: <b>J Hull</b><p>I'd guess that the top example was printed either from worn printing plates or plates that had been poorly etched. "Etching" was/is the process of applying an acid-based solution to the plate in order to fix the image to its smooth surface. It is purely a chemical process; there's no actual scratching or etching on the plate. Mistakes during that process could lead to blurry-looking prints.<br> <br>The difference between examples two and three is the strength of the light blue ink layer. The green in the background was produced by a yellow layer overlaid with a light blue layer. You can see the light blue sticking out a tiny bit on the left edge of the bottom card. Stronger or darker blue produces a stronger or darker green.<br> <br>Jamie
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03-26-2009, 09:32 AM
Posted By: <b>Jeff S.</b><p>I believe Ted Z. mentioned the earlier printings (150 series) of T206's having stronger clearer images. This seems logical as the lithographic stones were fresh, although I find it hard to believe that they printed hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of one card from the same stone.
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03-26-2009, 09:36 AM
Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>Jeff S you just beat me by seconds as to what I was going to say here. Do you have some sort of ESP ? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br><br>Pete Z<br><br>It might help us to know what the backs are on these 3 CYoungs.<br><br>TED Z<br><br>
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03-26-2009, 10:00 AM
Posted By: <b>Doug</b><p>I've noticed a similar effect on the green Cobb. It seems that the 150 series cards often have darker backgrounds and sharper images than the 350 series cards. I have no idea why, but I've owned about a dozen of them and it seemed to be the case with each one.
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03-27-2009, 07:29 AM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>top: old mill<br>middle: piedmont 350<br>bottom: sweet cap 150