Design With Water Soluble Inks
In Great Britain, the 1880s saw the use of inks, which were water-soluble, thus preventing washing altogether. Only lilac and green colors were available. This scheme was (fortunately) abandoned after a few years, and the few surviving unwashed stamps are somewhat expensive to collect.
Read more about this topic: Postage Stamp Reuse
Famous quotes containing the words design and/or water:
“I begin with a design for a hearse.
For Christ’s sake not black—
nor white either—and not polished!
Let it be weathered—like a farm wagon—”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)
“The water which supports a boat can also sink it.”
—Chinese proverb.