Fugitive Inks
Inks that easily fade or break up in water or chemicals. To counter attempts at forgery or the removal of cancellations, many governments have used fugitive inks to print stamps. Ghost Tagging: The appearance of a light impression in addition to the normal inked stamp impression. This is caused by misregistration of the phosphor tagging in relation to the ink. Sometimes, a plate number impression will have an entirely different number from the ink plate, giving the impression of an error: one dark (normal) number and one light (ghost) number.
Today in Philatelic History - 12th April
Rajyogini Dadi Janki
Heritage Buildings
Isabella Thoburn College Lucknow
Indo-Cyprus Joint Issue
Yuri Gagarin
Mayo College, Ajmer, Commemoration
125th Anniversary of St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta
World Telugu Conference, Hyderabad
Kumaran Asan 1873-1924
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