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November 28, 2021
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extracting an overprint from a stamp for study

  • November 28, 2021
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I am doing a small study on stamp overprints - I need to be able to filter out everything BUT the writing/overprint/postmark  - it is usually black writing on a different coloured stamp. I have trawled through the net and either i am missing something or else this isn’t something that has been asked in this sort of forum before.

Attached is an example - a blue Turkish stamp from the 1860s. Were I to want to see JUST the Arabic and NOT the blue underlying stamp how can this be achieved.

I am usually fairly IT savvy but this one is eluding me for once. Many thanks in advance.

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Correct answer hatstead

The Magic Wand tool is quite effective. Uncheck "contiguous." Click on the central blue area and hit delete on the keyboard.

Note the small, residual blue area on the left. You can remove this with the eraser tool.

If you plan to save this as a file after editing, be sure to employ a file format which preserves transparency.

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hatstead
hatsteadCorrect answer
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November 28, 2021

The Magic Wand tool is quite effective. Uncheck "contiguous." Click on the central blue area and hit delete on the keyboard.

Note the small, residual blue area on the left. You can remove this with the eraser tool.

If you plan to save this as a file after editing, be sure to employ a file format which preserves transparency.

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