Lowe-Martin Serpentine Die Cutting

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Lowe-Martin Serpentine Die Cutting

In-depth article on Lowe-Martin's self-adhesive coil stamps and the serpentine die cutting they employ.

This document (now 28 pages) is continually updated as new information is received. Please check back!

Click for PDF article (3.32Mb) Updated: Feb 21/10

Feb 20/10 update: Pattern 4 exists on $1.45 flower; die cutting mat about 60% complete.
Feb 21/10 update: Pattern 4 exists on 85¢ Flower.

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Earlier versions of this article first appeared in the May-June 2009 Corgi Times (Elizabethan II Study Group bi-monthly journal) and the Jan-Feb 2010 Canadian Philatelist (RPSC bi-monthly journal). The version available here is a much expanded one and includes coil box dates.