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The First Victorian Keyplate 1872 to 1896
c1873 De La Rue Ink Recipes
The printers kept meticulous records of the composition of ink used for each stamp. The De La Rue Ink
Recipes Book contains the formula for each ink, along with a printed sample. Most samples are imperforate
blocks from a De La Rue die.
