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The one on the left is horizontal.
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I believe most of what you see is just the variance in how the perfing happened. But if you align the stamps, design to design, and lay down a grid, you can still see a slight difference between the left and right stamps, probably less than one millimeter (the grid is 2.5mm). I attribute that difference to differential shrinkage in drying. The horizontal vs vertical weave can have quite significant shrinkage in drying. I have examples of a much large difference in the US Columbian series.
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Thank you Jack. I thought it might have something to do with shrinking after removal of the paper on the back.
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Below is the US Columbian example I mentioned but in reviewing it, it is not a lot different than the QV example. What you see is the difference in shrinkage while drying for stamps printed with the woven paper at right angles i.e., vertical weave direction versus a horizontal weave direction:
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Does anyone know if there is a size difference between vertical and horizontal wove paper? I found a vertical wove specimen and this stamp is a bit taller.
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The one on the left is horizontal.
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re: Size of Queen Victoria stamp #72
I believe most of what you see is just the variance in how the perfing happened. But if you align the stamps, design to design, and lay down a grid, you can still see a slight difference between the left and right stamps, probably less than one millimeter (the grid is 2.5mm). I attribute that difference to differential shrinkage in drying. The horizontal vs vertical weave can have quite significant shrinkage in drying. I have examples of a much large difference in the US Columbian series.
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re: Size of Queen Victoria stamp #72
Thank you Jack. I thought it might have something to do with shrinking after removal of the paper on the back.
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re: Size of Queen Victoria stamp #72
Below is the US Columbian example I mentioned but in reviewing it, it is not a lot different than the QV example. What you see is the difference in shrinkage while drying for stamps printed with the woven paper at right angles i.e., vertical weave direction versus a horizontal weave direction:
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