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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Kevin, I suppose it does ... but I just think it would have been COOLER to actually SHOW the difference between "before" and "after."



Mastro says the pinholes were "mended"... but that "no other restoration" was done to the card.

And that all depends on what you consider to be "restoration?"

Cleaning the glue off with some solvents and erasing the writing off of the card COULD be considered "restoration"... but admittedly they are disclosing these facts now.

And if the paper was "deacidifyed"... then that COULD be considered "restoration."

If the photographic image was re-developed and sharpened up... then that COULD be considered "restoration."

???

I think that the door is still open... because the potential buyer is at the mercy of how MASTRO defines "restoration."

I think the card has been "cleaned up" using several different professional methods that an untrained person could NOT have done at home...

but an untrained buyer would probably NOT SUSPECT that all of this work was done to the card under the heading of "cleaning."

Just my thoughts.