Comments on: Manatoanna Lodge #461 S1 Variation? http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/06/25/manatoanna-lodge-461-s1-variation/ Collecting New York State OA, one patch at a time. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ray Gould http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/06/25/manatoanna-lodge-461-s1-variation/#comment-16529 Ray Gould Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:17:02 +0000 http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-16529 Hi Bill- I believe your opinion is correct. If you look at the top border on the reverse of the smaller example, you can see the "pull marks" from where the flap was carefully sewn at one time. My best- -Ray Hi Bill-
I believe your opinion is correct. If you look at the top border on the reverse of the smaller example, you can see the “pull marks” from where the flap was carefully sewn at one time.
My best-
-Ray

]]> By: nyoatrader http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/06/25/manatoanna-lodge-461-s1-variation/#comment-16523 nyoatrader Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:20:03 +0000 http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-16523 John, Neale said it appeared mint. I suspect it may have been washed and subsequently dry cleaned/starched/pressed. Not as someone trying to create an issue, but upgrading an otherwise used flap to better condition. The borders on the smaller flap don't seem 'crisp' at least in the image. I was wondering if others have a true mint sample of the 'smaller' flap. John,
Neale said it appeared mint.

I suspect it may have been washed and subsequently dry cleaned/starched/pressed.

Not as someone trying to create an issue, but upgrading an otherwise used flap to better condition.

The borders on the smaller flap don’t seem ‘crisp’ at least in the image.

I was wondering if others have a true mint sample of the ’smaller’ flap.

]]> By: John Pannell http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/06/25/manatoanna-lodge-461-s1-variation/#comment-16522 John Pannell Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:55:27 +0000 http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-16522 I know nothing you don't but that top (smaller) flap is setting off some sort of warning alert with me. Something is not feeling quite right about it. The larger flap -- the one we know -- looks like a classic LB issue. The smaller flap clearly isn't. You might want to ask Neale where and when he got it, and what else he might know about its provenance. It could well be completely legitimate, but something isn't feeling quite right to me. I know nothing you don’t but that top (smaller) flap is setting off some sort of warning alert with me. Something is not feeling quite right about it.

The larger flap — the one we know — looks like a classic LB issue. The smaller flap clearly isn’t.

You might want to ask Neale where and when he got it, and what else he might know about its provenance. It could well be completely legitimate, but something isn’t feeling quite right to me.

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