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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2630620, member: 84179&quot;]It could be bleached, or it could have undergone errors on multiple printing steps. </p><p><br /></p><p>There appears to be light remnants of both the black printing and upper right green serial number.&nbsp; That would mean that the sheet would have gone through the press but the plate would not have inked properly, leaving only a ghost image of the 2nd printing.&nbsp; OK, that&#039;s possible.&nbsp; Then, during the serial number printing step, an inking problem would have to occurred again, with only half of the plate being inked.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or someone could have applied a bleaching chemical to the selected parts of the note in order to try to make a valuable error (especially since it&#039;s a star note).&nbsp; I&#039;m leaning toward this explanation</p><p><br /></p><p>If you a high power microscope, check the condition of the fibers in the paper and compare it to a new note (or reverse).&nbsp; Chemicals may cause damage to the cotton fibers.&nbsp; If the fibers look damaged, it was probably bleached.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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