Posted By:
andy beckerhey fellas,
the silk in question is overgraded by 6 grades (maybe 7) , imo. it should be a one or two grade....no higher.
a white silk without the back is no better than good condition. talk about buying the holder....sheeeesh.
regarding color solks with backings, i believe that those were some type of proofs.
rea had one last spring, red silk with a backing.
the color silks with back have a "chip board" back versus a white silk which has a cardboard back.
the chip board backs are common in the actress series.
regarding rebacking of white silks, i have seen one crude attempt....a cobb, if i recall. it was at last years national.
silks would not easily be rebacked, as the width would have to match exactly.
regards