E or Tela

[quote] Other than the 1E1 and 1E3a that hasve a 30/20 density we have a paper with a 24/20 density = 1E3c = Tela!

• Direction of paper: parallel to the line of RA
• Symmetrical mesh
• Mesh - virtual shape: little squares
• Sun: round
• Diameter: 10 mm
• Horizontal distance between the hearts of the sun: 17.5 mm
• Vertical distance between 2 identical lines of RA: 30 mm
• Letters of RA: see picture above!
• Used for the first time in 1941.
• This paper is named by various authors as follows: Rubiera 1E3c; Bardi MI 4, Moscatelli, Merlo Tela

Its origin is England - the same manufacturer as that of A???? The type of watermark is according to Pettigiani type I so that is OK! It is considered by him to be of another type of Trama but as I have said before it is only a matter of density!

The references in the commemoratives start with the French and Berutti stamp of February 1941. So why 1940 as a start???

In 1941 an English type of paper got introduced for Argentinean stamps - not only the definitives but also most of the Commemoratives of that period.

The paper mesh we see comes from a weave that has vertical lines/threads and horizontal threads of various densities; the usual density is 28-30 vertical threads(warp) per horizontal centimeter AND some 20 horizontal threads (weft) per vertical centimeter! The gauges noted as follows - 28/20, 30/20, 24/20, etc...

The so-called Tela paper has a grid/wire gauge of 24/20; I will show you the original English stamps as well for comparison.

24/20 diagonal lines at 50 and -50 degrees

28/20, diagonal lines at 58 and -58 degrees

As this type of paper had been used for quite a long period: 1941-1945 it is not strange that we can distinguish subtypes!

Pettigiani refers to three of them:

• a. tela marcado
• b. tela algodonoso
• c. tela traslucido

It will be good to have clear scans of all 3 subtypes someday :)