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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 895727, member: 19065&quot;]Beautiful! You even got the storage sleeve for the plate! </p><p><br /></p><p>The oxidation could be removed with a metal polish if you should be wanting to have it removed. I would be careful with that based on collector interest in original status. The type of polishes one usually uses on printing plates are mildly abrasive but would remove the spots without harming the printing surface. I suspect this is a steel plate which has already seen significant use. Being that it&#039;s steel, (or if it were copper or zinc plate) in time any metal will develop some sort of patina. Some may protect the plate and others could harm the plate if left unchecked. Unless you detect these are the result of corrosion that&#039;s pitting the plate surface, I personally wouldn&#039;t do anything at this time. Perhaps you could have an appraisal by a conservator make a suggestion about how to properly handle the spots and store the plate but it looks real good to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t wait to see the prints you pull from this. Do you know what color the original was printed in? It would be neat to see a range of prints in the typical colors they used to print these plates in. </p><p><br /></p><p>Congrats on this excellent score![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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