Postal services 1978
Publicado: 20 May 2010 08:50
The 1978 "Difusion de servicios" definitives consist of 3 values: 20p, 30p and 50p and were printed supposedly in photogravure. The types of paper used have also luminescence substances in the coating as mentioned in the catalogue. But that is not the most important thing about this issue.
The later printings seem to have a rather pecular type of photogravure - or maybe it is offset-litho - that shows a very irregular corn instead of a regular photogravure screen. It is also much too early to see the electro-mechanical engraved printing that only started in 1982 with Belgian stamps! When you give it a good look you may see a regular screen in the middle of the printed, coloured field, but the edges are so irregular! Any suggestion of what this is very welcome.
This definitive issue is not the last Argentinian definitive issue that has this type of screens. I will return to them later. I get the impression that these variants are completely overlooked by the Argentinian philatelists...



and in detail:
The 20pesos is still in the tradtional photogravure! That is this printing ....

The 30pesos and 50pesos have the irregular screen ...


The later printings seem to have a rather pecular type of photogravure - or maybe it is offset-litho - that shows a very irregular corn instead of a regular photogravure screen. It is also much too early to see the electro-mechanical engraved printing that only started in 1982 with Belgian stamps! When you give it a good look you may see a regular screen in the middle of the printed, coloured field, but the edges are so irregular! Any suggestion of what this is very welcome.
This definitive issue is not the last Argentinian definitive issue that has this type of screens. I will return to them later. I get the impression that these variants are completely overlooked by the Argentinian philatelists...



and in detail:
The 20pesos is still in the tradtional photogravure! That is this printing ....

The 30pesos and 50pesos have the irregular screen ...

