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All of these markings are of great interest to col-lectors and help identify his stamps. Printing From a Line-Engraved Steel Plate The finished steel plate, ready for the printer, presentsa perfectly smooth, highly polished surface (sometimeschromium-plated) in which the lines to be printed arerecessed. To ink this plate, a well-inked swab issmeared over its entire surface and well rubbed in sothat every minute line will receive its full share of ink.The surplus ink remaining on the surface of the plateis carefully removed and, finally, the operator burnishesthe plate, sometimes with the palms of his hands. Theplate now seems to be without ink. In fact, however,every line, every tiny scratch, is filled to its surface withink. The plate is now ready to print. |
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