THE MUMMY'S GHOST
FAKE US INSERT, THE MUMMY'S GHOST, RECEIVED VIA POST OFFICE ON 05/29/2010. This poster was not conserved, restored or altered by Poster Mountain Inc. The insert has been folded laterally; all fold lines have been touched up with colored pencil. The reverse has one black colored stamp which reads : "Fred Clark 7470 Diversey, Elinwod Park, Ill 60635", and black grease pencil numbers.
UNDER BLACKLIGHT THE ENTIRE CARD FLUORESCES.
INSIDE THE "E", THE WORD "THE" AS IT APPEARS IN THE MAIN TITLE.
THE HAT WEARING MAN'S EYE. AREAS OF WHITE ARE ACTUALLY SPRAYED WITH ALL THE PRINTING COLORS (CMYK).
THE MUMMY'S EYE. AREAS OF WHITE ARE ACTUALLY SPRAYED WITH ALL THE PRINTING COLORS (CMYK).
UNION LABEL LOGO. VERY BLURRY PRINTING.
WOMAN'S TEETH. THE AREAS WHERE COLORS MEET ARE NOT DEFINED AS THEY WOULD BE IN A REAL OFF-SET LITHO.
CROSS SECTION: NEW WHITE PAPER ON TOP OF OLDER BACKING PAPER.
PMCS silkscreen tag, located in the black area at bottom right. This tag is unique to this insert, and is archived in a database for reference.
Procedures
TACTILE AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, EXAMINATION WITH LIGHT TABLE, BLACK LIGHT, DIGITAL IMAGING AND MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY.Conclusion
This is a reproduction printed from an ink jet (non impact) printer in a style intending to replicate an offset lithography process.Microscopic examination reveals areas of white that display the characteristic CMYK printer pattern spray. Text edges and fine print are blurred and solid colors are not true.
Under a black light the card fluoresces and shows that the border has been airbrushed, and a yellow section at lower right has also been altered.
A small cross section was cut and examined - The modern printer paper is clearly seen on top of the older backing paper.
A large continuous dark wave pattern appears very prominently under black light; it is also slightly visible to the naked eye.
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