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Mario Sarto

Mario Sarto

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Found this Lady in blue on the web - now i have my own :)




Big respect to Mr. Barnard, i think, he didn't use a microscope in 1847, did he? A lot to cut by the way.



Thank you for watching this!
Mario
 
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I'm confused Mario, did you cut this? Or did you buy it on the web? I doesnt look over a 100 years old.
 
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Very nice Mario . I like this kind of stuff.
We have a lot to learn when trying to cut like our predecessors .
 
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Very nice cut Mario, and probably a good practice.
Could it be that the original ever was made that way by hand? Only in reverse if one want to print them.

arnaud
 
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Great job, Mario.
And a grand idea.
Postage stamps, especially the old ones make wonderful copy material.
What is the current value of the 2d Blue Mauritius ?
Probably in the millions now.
 
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John B. said:
What is the current value of the 2d Blue Mauritius ?
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I have read, one of the second edition (1848) was sold for 85,000 USD in 2008. One of the first edition was sold in 1993 for 1,1 Million Euro (today abaut 1,6 Million USD), also the so called "Bordeaux-Letter" sold in 1993 for over 6 Millions USD. It's just unbelievable - it's only a little piece of paper...
 
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Good morning to New Zealand, Andrew!
I don't know how long it would take an experienced engraver to cut this, it took me about 30 hours. That crisscross cutting between the letters needs a lot of time. First i wanted to use a flat, but........... then i had a look at the close up - so no flat, no rotary bur :)
 
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That is a lot of money for a little piece of paper, as you say Mario.
But I guess it's the law of supply and demand at work.
How about doing the next one in reverse?
And I'll supply the blue ink :)
Then we can both live courtesy of the government’s hospitality for about five years.
 
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