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Old 02-24-2009, 10:12 AM
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Default E95 Harry Lord - Variation or Stamp/Marker?

Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I've never seen that on an E95 Lord.

My guess is that it is on there with a marker. If it is a water soluble marker you could find out by soaking, which is a bad idea if it turns out to be water soluble, because it may well make a mess of the card.

You could SLIGHTLY dampen a Q-Tip with water, and gently roll it across the lettering a tiny bit, to see if red comes off. If it is water soluble, I'd think you'd get a tiny bit of red and could do this without messing up the looks of the card. If water yields no red, try a TINY bit of rubbing alcohol, and gently roll it across a part of a letter again. If neither pick up red, then the possibility of a variation seems greater. I think you'll find it's been 'added' on there. I've had some old Exhibit cards that were 'updated' to show the new team... well done, but added nonetheless.

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