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[steve B]

Is the 47 written on under the red ink? It's hard to tell from scans, but it appears to be.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by steve B

Is the 47 written on under the red ink? It's hard to tell from scans, but it appears to be.

I thought the same thing but I refrained from mentioning it, I have blown it up and the 47 appears printed and not drawn in to me.

[AP34]

I do not have it in hand yet, here is a zoomed in picture hopefully this helps.

It definitely looks like the “47” is under the “100”.

[Kevvyg1026]

does it appear that the 47 is under the red #100?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Kevvyg1026

does it appear that the 47 is under the red #100?

It does to me, and I also think the 47 is printed and not drawn on.

[AP34]

This just keeps getting more strange

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by AP34

This just keeps getting more strange

You wouldn’t happen to have a black light, would you? It would be interesting to put a black light on the 47/100 once you get it.

[JollyElm]

Gotta play Devil's advocate here.

Although the "47" seems to be under the "100" at first glance, I dare say it's probably an optical illusion. A magic marker written on top of the red ink would look like that, because the red ink is a bit 'slippery' (for lack of a better word) and the black wouldn't fully cover it. Another thing, if the black was truly under the red, why does the black show through it? That wouldn't happen so easily to a red so bold and thick. Plus, the "47" exhibits the typical 'bleeding' of magic marker writing on non-glossy cardboard.

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