Coated, calandered or matt

A

coated (tizado)

B

calandered (satinado)

C

matt (mate)

Matt is taken here as not coated and not shiny. I have already discussed the problem that we can have - and we do have this in Argentina philately - coated papers that are matt!

This questionable aspect will come back when dealing with the 10c Rivadavia on "mate lustroso". The aspect of the printers having used a varnish is complicating this matter even more! And how sure are we that no P&R I stamp has been varnished????

I once said that the study of stamp papers by philatelists hasn't reached such level of depth anywhere in the world but for Argentina! José Merlo took that as a big complement and he quite rightly did so!

Not even the British philatelists go that far in studying their stamps and their paper aspects compared to what happens in Argentina!

This means that "Noblesse oblige" and any critical remark in that field should be taken seriously and used as the starting point for even further studies...