Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisI wasn't going to respond any more to the absurd statements of certain "pseudo-experts" that have posted
here. But, your comments are quite reasonable; therefore, I will reply to some of your points.
1st....We can discard the fading factor, simply because all colors would have equally been affected. Look
again at the colors of both Dunlap cards. The BROWN (his hair, mustache, etc.) is a rich solid color, in the
error card.... exactly as seen on the normal card.
2nd....The RED on his lips and tie are a rich solid color. And, the YELLOW in the background is the correct
base color to create the Green affect when the final CYAN (blue) ink would have been applied.
My understanding of the 4-color process employed in printing these cards (and subsequently the T206's),
is this sequence......YELLOW - BROWN - RED - CYAN. The other day, I did some color copies at Staples,
and their machine had these Ink cartridges.....YELLOW - BROWN - MAGENTA - CYAN. I tell you this, in
order to make the point that essentially the same technique for color printing has been used for over a
century.
Can you now understand my argument for why this error card is not the result of being subjected to
excessive sunlight......or subjected to some kind of human tampering with whatever solvent. Again, I
repeat....if this were so, you would not have the rich looking YELLOW-BROWN-RED colors on it. It is
impossible that these colors would not have also been been affected.
Indeed, this card is the result of an incomplete printing process....as are all the other color error cards
that I have displayed here.
Thank you for your reasonable post.
TED Z