File talk:Stamp Austria 1904 72h.jpg
Latest comment: 10 years ago by Jacquesverlaeken
Someone has written The bars are so prominent that they appear to be on top of both design and cancellation, but of course this is impossible; note especially the "72" in the lower right, where even the brief soaking that removed the stamp from the letter caused the ink of the design to start flaking off. I agree. Just compare to the case below, the varnish bars appear faintly:
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/1903issue_KK20para_pair_Samsun_Mi44.jpg/220px-1903issue_KK20para_pair_Samsun_Mi44.jpg)