the study of koban imitations is fascinating ... in time, I hope to achieve original prints of the various designs, with their original designed MXC or cancel matrix.
compared to the ISJP CD on forgeries of 2002, this new outlook should prove rewarding ... the focus, changes from plate-position-state ... to the overlay plate of indicia.
the contibution to japanese philately by woodblock artists cannot be underestimated ... most of the indicia were hand-carved from boxwood or pine, some bamboo ... also the dragon and cherry blossoms were acid-etched 40 position plates ... medium changed from cherrywood to wax-coated copper sheets ...
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