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Ubiquitous Bleistifstrichen?


DUKE DAY’s relentless quest for those grease-pencil touch-ups on stamps has proven one thing: There ase alot more of the critters around than originally thought! Everyone knows that diligent searching at a dealer’s booth can pay dividends if you know what to look for. A case in point is this collection of those strange freehand lines that cover the white areas left when the inside illustration plate moves, due to mis-registry of the black plate with the color plate, which is usually the frame on several series of both Danzig and German stamps. The catalogs won’t he of much help, so here’s a primer on what to look for:

Fig. 1 - Michet 207, retouched with pencil on left.

Fig.2 . Mi.212a, retouched left.

Fig.3 - Don’t overlook the series of 1924, in which this example of Michel 211 slipped its black plate to the right and required an artist armed with a grease pencil to work on the left margin. Other stamps in this pictorial series may reveal similar mis- registration and retouching.

Fig.4- Mi. 212a, retouched right and bottom.

Fig. 5- Four examples of Mi.212 retouched on the’right side.To see the Neptune series on cover with Bleistriftstriche: DR-40.

 

Danzig Report Vol. 1 - Nr. 102 - January - February - March - 1999, Page 36.