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Before we get into Printer Sheets, there is some new info on Press Sheets
lower on this page. If you are in a rush to check out Press sheets then go ahead and click
here.
This page is here to discuss a special thing to collect in the tea card world. We are talking about a whole set of cards uncut... you know, a printer's sheet. These are assumed to come from the printer because Red Rose only received the cards cut individually in sleeves from the printer. Every sheet I have ever seen has shown the 48 cards with six across and eight down... unless you hold it the other way and it looks like eight by six ;-). I've also noticed that the order of the cards appears to be random. They do not go in card number order. The uncut sheets can be collected in one of two ways. Either the front and back are both printed or just the front (picture side) is printed. I suppose it's possible for just the back to be printed but I have never seen that and doubt it would have any value. So are we anxious to see what one or two look like?
This is the 1990 remake by Lipton Red Rose of the old Brooke Bond Series 15 titled "Animals and Their Young." As I said, six by eight, a whole set... but not in numeric order. Looking at the two sides, you can clearly see how it matters that both sides be lined up on both the vertical and horizontal axis. Otherwise you have one of those printer errors I talk about elsewhere.
This is a pretty nice "Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals" Series 5 sheet I saw on eBay way back when. I never bothered to get a pic of the back so I assume it was probably blank. As before, this sheet is six by eight and not in numerical order. If you look close you notice that all of the artworks are there but no "© 1963 National Wildlife Federation" or "Litho in Canada" that appear below the images. It makes one think that it must have been a last step after applying the colors.
This is a slightly curly "Canadian / American Songbirds" Series 9 sheet with help to flatten from some kitties. This one was only printed on the front side so the back looks a bit blank. As before, this sheet is six by eight and not in numerical order. It should be clear why thinking no one would collect a sheet with just the back printed on it... at least to me that makes sense.
This is a "Trees of North America" Series 11 sheet. This one was printed on both sides but if you frame the set, you never see the back. As before, this sheet is six by eight and still not in numerical order. In this sheet, you can see the forest for the trees... whatever that means.
This is a slightly curly "The Space Age" Series 12 sheet with those kitties to flatten it out for us. This one was only printed on the front side so the back looks a bit blank. As with all the rest, this sheet is six by eight and still not in numerical order. It's fun to try and get as many sheets as you can. These sheets are great collector's items.
We see that the sheets are a single set of forty-eight cards in a six by eight framing. This appears true from series 1 to series 17 and also the two Lipton reissues.
They do not appear in numerical order and they are all about the same size, usually with one edge a bit fuller than the rest (more blank space on one edge - usually
on the top or bottom). The sheets can be taken from several places in the process of printing. The stages are in red on the list
and the examples in the list above are identified below.
So that's about it for printer sheets. You know what I know and if you think there is more to it or if it might be different in your mind, please email me and we can get it out for everyone.
This is the Press Sheet version of the 1990 remake by Lipton Red Rose titled "Animals and Their Young." We are talking about 4 sets of cards in a format of twenty-four by eight, the sets repeat but not in numeric order. On the front side you can see three sets of marks that delineate the four sets. At least for me, the whole idea of a four set press sheet is new. All the sheets I have ever seen up to now is a single set to a sheet. I guess the old dog is learning new tricks.
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