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Anonymouslook at the cards at an angle under magnification and you'll see that the original T206 printing looks like it's sitting on top of whatever stamp was there, just like the photo above shows. The stamps were made with a thin water based ink that soaks into the card as opposed to the original T206 printing that's sitting on top of the card.
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I completely agree and thought of that initially. So far I haven't seen a stamped card that has such an even blend, they tend to be splotchy. Also the water based ink used on stamps seem to weaken and disrupt the fibers, making portions easy to rub off. They just don't have that clear look as seen in the Cigar Logo card side w/o the paper loss.
Yes...if anything it is still interesting but in the end it just an opinion.
Kevin
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