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What is the difference between these two stamps?
It looks like it's a duplicate
5403011 | 3170919

On other catalog sites I only see 1 version.
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One has steel intaglio printing, the other has raster intaglio printing and according to Colnect it is lithography.
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Yeah, so I was very surprised.
The perforation is also different on both items, one is comb perforated and the other is not.
but judging by the photos the perforation is the same
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March 29, 2024 13:44
This concerns the same stamp. #3170919 is the true Jacob, with correct information. The other #5403011 ... well, I didn't read the manual (even the help texts of the form were clearly not read).
If you make the effort to search, you will also find the issue name.
Items that do not contain an issue name are often the product of rap-rap without searching. Also most likely to find duplicates.

Tip: after you have added an item, click on the issue name to see: how does my added item behave in the issue?
Can't click on the issue name? Then add that first :)
Note: Useless in disguised issues, where each item is placed in its own issue.

What I also regularly see is that the adder knows a lot: catalog numbers and catalog values are no problem. But enter the month and day of issue? Surprisingly, what could I think of that?
Also with FDCs, where it is a requirement that the date in the stamping must be clearly legible...
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Thank you for your response, I never actually add the issue name because 9 out of 10 times I do it wrong and then it saves frustration for the other administrators ;)
I will also immediately adjust the photo, that of #3170919 is of low quality.
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March 29, 2024 14:04
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Fine. Because my 'graphics' budget is exceeded almost every day...
As an administrator, you can request images without a watermark, but never more than 25 per 24 hours. I'm constantly reaching my limits. If the restriction were per category, it would make up for a lot (mainly due to Closing Stamps, which means that Postage Stamps are at a loss).
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What do you use the photos for without a watermark?
I just scan my own stamp and if the photo is better than in the catalog I change it.
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reinierpower Only for administrators, a user cannot do this!
When an item and an image is added, it will automatically receive an LD watermark. Anyone who wants to download and reuse this image will be bored with this watermark.
Administrators sometimes need to review and adjust items that are not compliant but that they do not have in their personal collection. You can do this via the administrator pages.
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If you see a photo that fits in a funeral register, you take it in without a watermark (as an administrator) and crop it neatly.
Really crooked images ditto.
Or with images where the background is larger than the stamp itself.
As an administrator, you do not always have that specific stamp in your possession (or at hand) to make your own image of it.

An image as in #10266295 (see history) don't leave it like that. That disfigures the catalogue. Fortunately, there was a motivated user who had the seal and replaced it with his own scan. Thank you Lyonesse for that
There were several from the same user.

As an administrator, it is a good reflex to always click on 'Issue' after an adjustment.
1. It is a good check: is everything there neatly, in the right order? Sometimes you have to look for the missing puzzle pieces to put them all in neatly (same issue name).
2. It shows in the overview whether the items are presented in a qualitative way or not.

I find the following example disturbing:



The white sheet edges are not functional and disrupt the quiet overview. It looks like a fairground attraction. If you have time, as an administrator you can import the images with a sheet edge without a watermark, trim them (the sheet edge must be removed), and replace the result.
White sheet edges on stamps always come off in my albums. It's not a sight. Not functional and no added value.
Some fold it away. Then you run the risk, over time, that the folded part will stick to the stamp (for MNH).

The stamps would be presented much neater if all images were trimmed just as neatly (such as the green and blue):

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Ah yes, then it is useful if items are crooked. Stupid that I hadn't thought of that :)
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You've got it all figured out now.
This is what it looks like now after a few haircuts:



A world of difference. Looks calmer and more professional.

As a user you can only do this with your own scan. Never modify a watermarked image and restore it that way. Then you get a 'double' watermark (and the quality drops to 96 dpi).
An administrator can do this based on the available image, and the resolution is retained (300 dpi remains 300 dpi).
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