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Originally Posted by JollyElm
I'm sure everybody now wants to look through their old doubles to see if any Venezuelans linger there. Can someone who is familiar with that issue start a new thread showing us clueless folks how to spot telltale signs of those cards across the years they were issued? Or, if the topic has already been handled around here before, perhaps a link to the thread(s)?
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I don't know enough about 1959, 60 and 62 Venz to comment. But 1964, 66 and 68 all say made in Venezuela on the back. 1964 and 66 have a different color back than their American counterparts - 64 is black and 66 is a deep, dark salmon.
Easiest way to tell the 1967's is that they don't have a white border. This is to say that the photo goes right to the edge of the card.
Venezuelans are most easily distinguished in hand. They are thinner, and made of a softer, cheaper stock. There is virtually no gloss. They are more prone to surface damage as well as yellowing or staining.