On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:32:23 -0600, "mr.bill" <mrbill@invalid.lss>
wrote:
>On 14 Nov 2008 17:04:01 -0600, Servic wrote:
>
>>Does exist ls-extension lsan-012b set?
>>If anyone has, please post it.
>
>Seems like a simple enough question. The answer is harder - maybe it
>does.
>
>Set 012b is one of those perpetually missing sets. Whatever source one
>finds for the series always seems to lack that particular set. Except
>for one, that is.
>
>I did come across an archive purporting to contain 012b. What I found
>was a set that didn't really seem to fit the style of the series and
>appeared at first glance to be a duplicate of LS Land 02 set 18.
>
>A close one-on-one comparison of the corresponding images from the two
>sets revealed that the set purporting to be LS Extension set 012b was
>not an exact duplicate of the LS Land set. The images had been re-
>logoed and re-issued. Sometimes the logos missed being in the same spot
>by a few pixels and therefore would "bounce back and forth" as the two
>images were rapidly switched.
>
>Being satisfied the images were legitimate LS issues, and unique at
>that, I turned to the file dates for some answers. I also grabbed an
>old LS Extension preview page for possible help.
>
>The earliest page I could get was from Oct, 2003. The page layout has
>remained unchanged since, with the earliest issues at the bottom and the
>more recent issues at top. The sets seemed to have been issued starting
>with 001a and included only the 'a' sets up to 022a, then issuing of the
>'b' sets ensued. This early preview page was unique in recording the
>dates of release.
>
>Sets 001a through 020a were released simultaneously on August 12, 2003.
>Then every week or so, another set was added to the site. The last
>recorded release was set 009b on September 26, 2003, with set 010b
>slated for release on October 3.
>
>Compare those dates with the file dates on my purported set 012b which
>are all February 3, 2004.
>
>I'm attaching an index I made from the site preview page. Quite a large
>number of thumbnails had to be made to complete the series so I made one
>also of the purported set 012b. Please check this thumb against the
>style of the rest of the sets, also against LS Land 02 set 18. Check
>file dates and decide if this set may be legit. I'm interested in
>anyone's input on this.
>
>I can post this LS re-issue if requested. (Or was it LS Land 02 set 18
>that was re-issued?) Good questions - no answers.
>
>mr.bill
Many thanks mr.bill for your depth study of the question and
exhaustive answer. As for me, I have both sets. They really
almost identical. It's sad but ls-extension lsan-012b set
probably does not exist.
Sorry for my English.
Servic
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