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- mystical_tutor
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Alexis;
Your my favorite slam dunk partner. I know that no matter how cool I might catch you on some little slip--your going to get one on me later... LOL.
Keep up the good work, my friend.
Gary
And definatly no Lugers....
Your my favorite slam dunk partner. I know that no matter how cool I might catch you on some little slip--your going to get one on me later... LOL.
Keep up the good work, my friend.
Gary
And definatly no Lugers....
Gary Adkison
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Knowledge is proud because it thinks it knows so much; wisdom is humble because it realizes it knows so little.
Father of a former Wizards of the Coast janitor.
Knowledge is proud because it thinks it knows so much; wisdom is humble because it realizes it knows so little.
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For what it's worth, I can verify the locations of the cards in peeks 4 and 5 are identical to the locations of the cards as printed on a Beta rare sheet.
Beyond that, I can also verify that this is something I have never seen before!
Beyond that, I can also verify that this is something I have never seen before!
#2 All Time Finest PSA Alpha Set, GPA of 9.64, now retired and re-graded via Beckett. BGS GPA 9.40 after shipping off several pieces to JM!
Current Alpha Rare count = 1500+!
Current Alpha Rare count = 1500+!
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This looks like some kind of early proof sheet, with a clear overlay containing the text. The printer can print the text on a clear overlay, then line it up over the proof sheet to check the spacing of the text relative to the card frames. This way the art and text can be reviewed and approved separately, then together.
It also looks like the "black borders" may be a separate overlay, possibly some type of paper or cardboard - this might have been used to test what different borders might look like. By doing this, the printer can swap different color borders to see what the finished cards would look like.
The use of a "V" instead of a "ff" also supports the proposition that this is some kind of test sheet. Many early word processing programs would substitute easier to read symbols (called ligatures) for certain letter combinations - with one such combination being "ff". The crossbars of the two printed "f"s next to each other would kind of blend together to form one character, so some printers (and early word processing programs) would substitute these ligatures. Another common ligature, coincidentally, is the "AE" in AErathi (Berserker).
I am hoping that this description is close enough to win the contest. Assuming so, I will forward my mailing address to Alexis so that he can send the sheets to me as my prize.
It also looks like the "black borders" may be a separate overlay, possibly some type of paper or cardboard - this might have been used to test what different borders might look like. By doing this, the printer can swap different color borders to see what the finished cards would look like.
The use of a "V" instead of a "ff" also supports the proposition that this is some kind of test sheet. Many early word processing programs would substitute easier to read symbols (called ligatures) for certain letter combinations - with one such combination being "ff". The crossbars of the two printed "f"s next to each other would kind of blend together to form one character, so some printers (and early word processing programs) would substitute these ligatures. Another common ligature, coincidentally, is the "AE" in AErathi (Berserker).
I am hoping that this description is close enough to win the contest. Assuming so, I will forward my mailing address to Alexis so that he can send the sheets to me as my prize.
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Where else, you can see Unreal thing but on MagiclibraritiesTha_Gunslinga wrote:This is totally unreal. I have never seen anything like it.
The next 3 Teasers, will provide much more clues to the puzzle, the last one will give an answer, then I will add All the infosk1 wrote:This looks like some kind of early proof sheet, with a clear overlay containing the text. The printer can print the text on a clear overlay, then line it up over the proof sheet to check the spacing of the text relative to the card frames. This way the art and text can be reviewed and approved separately, then together.
It also looks like the "black borders" may be a separate overlay, possibly some type of paper or cardboard - this might have been used to test what different borders might look like. By doing this, the printer can swap different color borders to see what the finished cards would look like.
The use of a "V" instead of a "ff" also supports the proposition that this is some kind of test sheet. Many early word processing programs would substitute easier to read symbols (called ligatures) for certain letter combinations - with one such combination being "ff". The crossbars of the two printed "f"s net to each other would kind of blend together to for one character, so some printers (and early word processin programs) would substitute these ligatures. Another common ligature, coincidentally, is the "AE" in AErathi (Berserker).
Yep, this is probably spot on.sk1 wrote:This looks like some kind of early proof sheet, with a clear overlay containing the text. The printer can print the text on a clear overlay, then line it up over the proof sheet to check the spacing of the text relative to the card frames. This way the art and text can be reviewed and approved separately, then together.
It also looks like the "black borders" may be a separate overlay, possibly some type of paper or cardboard - this might have been used to test what different borders might look like. By doing this, the printer can swap different color borders to see what the finished cards would look like.
The use of a "V" instead of a "ff" also supports the proposition that this is some kind of test sheet. Many early word processing programs would substitute easier to read symbols (called ligatures) for certain letter combinations - with one such combination being "ff". The crossbars of the two printed "f"s net to each other would kind of blend together to for one character, so some printers (and early word processin programs) would substitute these ligatures. Another common ligature, coincidentally, is the "AE" in AErathi (Berserker).
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I'm happy they went to a good home I had the opportunity to pick up those pieces myself. ;)
BGS 9+ Alpha set 282/295 (97.29%) Avg 9.41
BGS 9.5+ Beta set 283/302 (93.71%) Avg 9.58
BGS 9.5+ Arabian set 35/92 (38.04%) Avg 9.62
BGS 9.5+ Antiquities set 82/100 (82%) Avg 9.64
BGS 9.5+ Legends set 279/310 (90.00%) Avg 9.61
BGS 9.5+ Beta set 283/302 (93.71%) Avg 9.58
BGS 9.5+ Arabian set 35/92 (38.04%) Avg 9.62
BGS 9.5+ Antiquities set 82/100 (82%) Avg 9.64
BGS 9.5+ Legends set 279/310 (90.00%) Avg 9.61
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