All about the 2p Domingo Sarmiento

[Rein]

One of the most complicated stamps of the P&R II series!

And how friendly can one look!



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[ntrm]

Vamos claros y tranquilos asi te sigo! Mi sello preferido de la serie...

Martin

[Rein]

In Bardi's book:



There is no chronology here!

During the 1961-1963 period the main type of paper was the Zárate paper on uncoated paper, symmetrical paper wire and a vertical direction of paper!

I.e. ZA 2!

ZA 4 Zárate paper on uncoated paper, symmetrical paper wire and a horizontal direction of paper started later - in 1963? - and was succeeded by ZA 5 Zárate paper on uncoated paper, Asymmetrical paper wire [plus lines across!] and a horizontal direction of paper.

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[Rein]

What causes the complication is that since the definitives get printed in photogravure [1952 Evita peso values] there are TWO types of cylinder lay-outs!

- axis of the cylinder parallel to the short side of the stamp - printing lengthwise
- axis of the cylinder parallel to the long side of the stamp - printing across

it was the latter lay-out that was used for the Evita peso stamps! The direction of printing - which way the ink flowed - here was L [to the left].

For the 2p Sarmiento however it started with the direction of printing U - flowing upwards! I.e. the axis of the photogravure cylinder being parallel to the short side of this stamp! In case of doctor blade flaws the lines run vertical!

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[Rein]

The printings with the ink flowing upwards reveal quite some plate flaws! Some easy to spot although I do not know their position!

What is strange, however, is that the same flaws do NOT occur in the stamps with the offset-litho S.O.!
There is another strange "feature" in the S.O.!





The black block-appendix in the neighbourhood of "NA"...

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[Rein]

Flaws that occur only with the S.O.






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[Rein]

In Bardi's book:



There is no chronology here!

During the 1961-1963 period the main type of paper was the Zárate paper on uncoated paper, symmetrical paper wire and a vertical direction of paper!

I.e. ZA 2!

ZA 4 Zárate paper on uncoated paper, symmetrical paper wire and a horizontal direction of paper started later - in 1963? - and was succeeded by ZA 5 Zárate paper on uncoated paper, Asymmetrical paper wire [plus lines across!] and a horizontal direction of paper.

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How about ZA 3???

Asymmetrical paper wire and a vertical direction of paper!



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