ISSUE 168 - December 6, 2024 - Stamp News Online Magazine
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The Stickney Press Precancels and Overprints
by Louis E. Repeta
Abstract
The Stickney rotary printing press was a major development of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. This roll-fed press represented a significant technological advance in intaglio printing postage stamps from recess engraved rotary plates.
Attention in this article is focused upon the precancel/overprint station that was later added to the press. Various Bureau precancel and overprint production and printing varieties are described and . . .
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