Saturday, September 19, 2009

Plate 155 - the left side marginal ornament

Both these stamps are from plate 155, and together they show the effect of the first repair to this plate upon the marginal ornament in the selvedge adjacent to stamps JA and KA.

KA is in the original state.
The ornament is complete.

JA is a print from after the first repair, and it is quite apparent the re-entering operation had the effect of markedly weakening the ornament in its parts closest to the stamps.