No name T206 Frill - share your thoughts

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Even here along the border Brian? It looks like maybe some of the pieces that "flaked off are stuck in this area.

You might be right about some kind of chemical that it was soaked in that caused some areas to "flake" off I've seen T206's that were "flaking" that if you wanted to you could probably remove most of the image.

What does caption area look like because as you said there are areas where you can see faint letters.

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Hi Pat, looking at the bottom border and the bottom right border, those areas also have a somewhat rough and scuffed up appearance. I did have a member PM me that they not only believe that the card was involved in some sort of chemical bath, but that perhaps a cotton swab or something similar was was used to clean the white areas while still wet, and thus perhaps scraping away surface layers.

To me this seem like a very likely scenario.

Brian

[jingram058]

I find myself in agreement with the diagnosis, also it's good that you know the OP well...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I find myself in agreement with the diagnosis, also it's good that you know the OP well...

I know him just well enough to understand that he does not suffer from a split personality disorder.

Brian

[jcmtiger]

Nice wide borders on that card.

[steve B]

If I remember correctly, silverfish will eat paper often skimming off the surface.

That seems possible here.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by steve B

If I remember correctly, silverfish will eat paper often skimming off the surface.

That seems possible here.

Interesting possibility. Would they just concentrate on the white areas? Anyone on here a silverfish expert? Or perhaps have a close friend who is a silverfish that they can inquire about this?

Brian (sadly, I am not on speaking terms with silverfish, and have been banned from many silverfish events)