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Paul I'm not sure I understand what is wrong with "trimming" a strip card, as long as the card still retains all of the original dotted lines around the borders. I saw the argument in this thread that this trimming has altered the card from its "original" state. But that's not really true. Its original state was as a full strip. Nearly all strip cards were altered from this state back in the 1920s. When the strip cards were originally trimmed (separated), some kids cut them way outside the lines. If the kid was unhappy with the job he did, he might have cut the card again, closer to the lines. I don't see that as a problem. I have a Transogram panel that had huge irregular borders. I cut them off and now have a very nice, rectangular Transogram panel, with borders which are still much larger than standard size. I don't think I did anything wrong. If I decided to sell it, I'd be happy to tell the buyer what I did, but I don't think it would even occur to me to do so. Am I missing something here?