Erasing pencil from the back of a postcard. Will it grade A?

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02-05-2022, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman

PC dealers often write the price in faint pencil on the card back. Drives me crazy too. Removing that isn't doctoring any more than soaking a card off an album page. If the pencil did not etch a groove into the paper it will erase cleanly. Use an Artgum eraser to avoid tearing off the top paper layer and work carefully and slowly with minimal pressure.

Call me a hypocrite, but I agree with this, and I don't think I need to defend my anti-alteration credentials. If you can't see the difference between this and removing a crease, I can't explain it to you.

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