Die for food stamps

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I was lucky too get these four. Made out of some kind of cartboard and all got a number in the top corner.

Where these test plate's or the bottom plates when they where pressed together.

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[W.Unland]

If they are paper cardboard they are clearly not printing plates. Cardboard would not stand up to inking or pressing. My guess would be test stampings for the engraver/die maker to correct his plates prior to printing.

W.Unland

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Thanks for the info. I also have three metal plate's will post them soon

[Larrister]

As a former printer who worked for a newspaper company I am familiar with this item. The cardboard-type composition is called "flong." See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flong

Cheers,
Larry

[W.Unland]

Thanks for the link. Learned something new.

Bill U

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Thanks Larry that's also new for me great to know. I dont think many of these remain after the war.

Here are my other die's

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