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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 270030, member: 25&quot;]Any print process that depends on pressure will leave a plate mark. Think old Gutenberk with his screw press. Modern rotary printing and other processes do not leave this useful clue.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hand colouring was usually pretty expertly done but close examination will disclose minor faults, and also the range of colours was limited, all hand coloured prints have a similar look due to this limitation in colour range. This look stands out after a while as you see lots of prints. At the time, any colours were pretty amazing so people happily paid more for the coloured version, hence the (probably forgotten by everyone except me) saying&quot;Penny plain and tuppence coloured&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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