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Stamps

Thus, in late 1928 the workshop took the plunge, producing the
few test runs that we know of. This one, whose cover is absolutely
identical to the model adopted, but printed in black, contains only
blank vignettes with greyish marks in the margin (size 120 x 72
mm):

Fig.4
While the following two, which do contain stamps, have a very dis-
tinctive cover design (fig. 4 and 5). Few fans have ever seen them!
Some of the details lead us to think that they are in fact the very
first precursors:

Fig.5
• First of all, their dimensions: 116 x 72 mm, a little less wide than
the final model (which measures 120 mm) but identical to the
dimensions of the booklets existing at the time, and printed flat.
• Secondly, the coloured band in the centre is plain, not «striped
with fine diamonds».

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