What is a T206 Wet Sheet Transfer???

[Abravefan11]

I don't think it's a wet sheet transfer or happened at any point during the printing process. Cool card though.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Abravefan11

I don't think it's a wet sheet transfer or happened at any point during the printing process. Cool card though.

From my limited T206 experience, I agree. A wet sheet transfer is from laying one sheet on top of another when still wet (the printing process). A Sweet Caporal sheet wouldn't have been laid on top of a Polar Bear sheet.

The cards probably got wet or damp at some point and it is probably some type of moisture transfer.

[Matthew H]

I believe actuall wet sheet transfers aren't so blurry, right?

[Ladder7]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

I believe actuall wet sheet transfers aren't so blurry, right?

Good point Matt. imo, normally they appear sharper. Unless the "sweet cap" is an under-print. Then the multi color inks were printed over it, causing the "sweet cap" to seep/weep.

I removed thousands of T206s that were packed extremely tight against each other for generations. PM, PB, SC, OMs, Hindu, EPDG, AB that were stored in an area where the cold/warmth fluctuated constantly too. Though many showed mold and mildew damage., Not one that showed this phenom.

Can only guess as to the cause. Regardless, it's an interesting presentation, especially with the PB back!

[Anthony S.]

Actually Steve, three of the Beantown find Old Mills I purchased from you did exhibit light "wet sheet transfers" (or "humid card transfers". They weren't nearly as pronounced as the example Iggy used to start the thread and probably not the kind of thing you'd notice if you were going through 1000's of cards, nor is there any way of determining whether the effect was caused by how the sheets were stacked in the factory or by the cards being tightly packed in tobacco boxes (as you described), but I had simply assumed it was the latter.

[Ladder7]

cool Anthony!.. I missed em all., Was the overprint the same brand of cigs?

do you still have these?.. I want to buy em back

[steve B]

Water won't create a transfer after printing on anything lithographed. The inks are oil based because water is used to keep it from sticking to the plates in places it's not wanted.

Black inks can stay somewhat "wet" for well over a century, and all it takes then is pressure to make the transfer. So transfers on Old Mill, Tolstoi, and Lenox would have to be spectacular for me to believe them.

I'm thinking it's possible with red too. Exposure to either Alcohol or solvents may also help cause something like that.

The original card looks like it might be from something like that.
The Barbeau looks to me more like transfer from a ledger. The lines just don't match a SC back. And ledger inks could well be water based.

I have a very beat SC T206 I could experiment on, nobody wanted it as a trade, and I can't do much more to it than has alredy been done. I've got stuff to apply pressure, and mineral spirits and alcohol from my mechanic and woodworking hobbies. Enough interest? I may do it just to do it.

[ullmandds]

I agree with what everyone is saying and honestly...this seems like something that someone could simulate...and I'm not sure how much of a premium I would pay for something like this that possible can be created?!

pete