2011-07-28

dies and kobans ...


the item on right is suspect - with anomolies that imply possible rotary press reprint.  lack of detail, extraneous dots and well placed cancels.   the JSCA koban section does not focus on die size as an important parameter.
only taisho section draws attention to die-size.   when examining kobans, always bear this in mind.

comments welcomed from readers...

U imperfs as PO notice ...

I recall 1 PO produced facsimiles