Thanks Jerry and keep up the good work
See original message Over Printed in Red ink and uncirculated
Steve in SC
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From: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 11:23:49 AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Postcards
Thanks for sharing! People who are serious postcard collectors, attend the
major shows, do clinics, etc will tell you there is always a grey area as to
what is a variation due to printing plant variables vs. an actual 'change' in
the design. In the case of your "With a Burlington Escorted Tour" this is
indeed a CB&Q induced variation as some were so marked & given to Tour mbrs.
They are FAR less common than the unmarked so a great find! I failed to note
this in my article (took up a lot of pages as is thanks to Dave's generosity as
Editor!). For instance I did show examples of early b/w vignette issues that
were sometimes overprinted with name of a major group going to a national
convention, etc.
As for the 'clouds' - this seems to be a printing variation due to different
presses, possibly at different plants over the yrs. Similarly the color used
for the standard lettering on the back varied with different print runs.
Colors, esp. the major background color varied in hue which is true even today
if you compare cereal boxes or canned pea labels of the same brand but from
different shipments. Having worked in a corrugated/folding plants summers as a
kid, it was dependent on the standards of the customers and the sharp eye of
the press operators as well as Quality Assurance as to just how much variance
was permissable.
When I get to the 2nd part of the card series (those issued by CB&Q for
specific trains, etc) I will share an example where in the printing process one
entire color was left out leaving just a 'skeleton'. It probably was stuck to
another card when it went thru a run. It somehow left the plant and got into
circulation probably because it was in the middle of a 'block' of cards. If
this had been a US stamp I would be a millionaire! (Has anyone found a CB&Q
card that was printed upsidedown? I'm not aware of any BUT there may very well
be one or two lurking somewhere!)
A true CB&Q instigated 'change' is one view where in an 'old' version of a car
shown on Cody Road is an open touring variety, later editions had a closed car.
Also Mt. Rushmore was shown under construction (scaffolding in place) and then
'finished'.
Perhaps at some future BRHS meet we can have a clinic on cards and have mbrs
brings as many variations as possible. Thanks again for sharing! PS - on the
"Tours" card you found, is the wording 'stamped on' or printed as part of the
overall lettering? Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: sholding@sbcglobal.net
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 14:35:08 -0700
Subject: [CBQ] Postcards
Jerry and other collectors
I happened to find some postcards I had pickup at a show somewhere and on
comparing them with my collection in the series E-4 26927 Grand Lake Colorado I
have Three different variations
1. 56927 Bright blue sky Brown ink on reverse side
2. 56927 washed out blue and different cloud pattern Brown ink on reverse side
3 56927-C (the reprint) has no cloud pattern in turquoise sky Blue ink on
reverse side with red overprint
"With A Burlington Escorted Tour"
Can anyone find and report any other variables
Steve in SC
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