R164 Interesting Var.

[msgtdavid]

What do you think about this one???

R164r Var.

[billsey]

I can't decide if it's a plate scratch or a couple bit of thread stuck to the plate.

[msgtdavid]

If these were thread(s) wouldn't the result be without color?

[jaywild]

The way the errant stripe lays over the "I" in UNITED, so that both the "I" and the red surrounding it are visible through the mark, indicates that these marks are one-off smears.

 

[msgtdavid]

Interesting I had not thought about that aspect.