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Old 08-08-2020, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tedzan View Post
Mike




I have had T80 Cairo Monopol cards with a lighter Brown appearance than the one I have in this scan.
However, the other factor to consider is the "boldness" of the lettering of the "Cairo Monopol" brand name,
which has the effect of making it look darker. Whereas the thinner lettering of......
"CIGARETTES
MILITARY
SERIES
ASSORTED SUBJECTS
"......appears as a lighter brown script similar to the narrower T206 brown LENOX lettering.


TED Z

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Ted, I see what you mean, thanks!

Very cool thread!
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