Printed Para Titles

[elwe23]

Originally Posted by tcrown

Thanks for sharing, Jerry.

I think we can see the two types of fabric on the two pairs of RA titles as well similar to the Para titles I posted .
The backs are plain black on both Para titles. No bleeding on these either because of the twill material used, probably thicker.
Do you see a thinner type of fabric on your RA title?

Could this explain why there are some combined ops patch as well that seem to not bleed from the reverse on red back as well like this ?

[tcrown]

Originally Posted by elwe23

Could this explain why there are some combined ops patch as well that seem to not bleed from the reverse on red back as well like this ?

I'm not too familiar with these patches but it seems this particular one was printed on satin drill. As previously indicated, the fine weave drill was better for good printing results. In addition, it was less prone to ink bleeding to the back.
CO Back.JPG
See above a photo of a Combined Operations badge which shows some 'ghosting', possibly printed on coarse weave drill.

[tcrown]

A fake Printed Para title was recently on the market.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144860563...mis&media=MORE

Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to contact the vendor before the end of the auction. I got the exact same type in hand a few years back and I kept a photo comparing it with an original title printed on fine weave twill (on top).
Fine Weave Original vs Fake.jpg

A few remarks:
- the title copy is longer than the original
- you can easily spot the wider font type
- the dash line has shorter spaces
- the twill used is quite close to the coarse weave fabric

I would be curious to see if other collectors have seen these copies before. Any idea about when they were introduced?