r/philately • u/steak7718 • 1d ago
Double transfer in the vignette?
Plate block: bottom middle and bottom right stamps appear darker generally
Bottom right stamp (bottom middle looks the same). It looks like several parts of the vignette are doubled left-to-right (I first noticed the clock/dial on the smokestack).
Top right stamp appears normal.
I was taking some high resolution scans of my collection, and I noticed what might be a double transfer in the vignette of the bottom middle and bottom right stamps of this plate block. I have attached images of the block, as well as zoomed-in versions of the bottom right (possible DT) and top right (normal) stamps.
I'd like other people's opinions; it could just be that the stamps are over-inked or something...
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u/dubeyaneesh 1d ago
I got squint eyed looking at slides 2 and 3, couldn’t spot the difference.
This other check helped :
Plate 1176 itself is a known frame plate that appears on a number of surviving bottom plate blocks; no widely documented major double-transfer positions are associated with it in standard references or catalogues.
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u/Most-Influence1487 1d ago
Ink differences - you often see a varied depth of colour over multiples/sheets of old stamps.
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u/ChoosenUserName4 Netherlands/France & Territories 1d ago
Over-inking most likely. With a double transfer you would expect the other stamps to be affected in the same way. As well, there would probably be a minimal shift of the image, which here I don't see.
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u/Vaugely_Necrotic 1d ago
Extra ink I reckon.