Digital BW, The Print

OK, the postcard results are in. It survives very well. A little
distress, but not a lot, and that's all part of the postcard thing
anyway. Verdict: excellent postcard stock. The USPS fluorescent red
ink* sits happily in the thin white margin I left. The back is
writeable with a felt pen (Sharpie), less so with a fountain pen.
Well, you can't have everything.

*The US Postal Service prints a bar code in fluorescent red ink on the
image side of a postcard. If the image interferes with this, they
stick a yellow tape on it. 

For clarification: Silver Rag printed in a 2200 with K3 inks using
IJC/OPM.

Best,
Helen
PS Apart from the spangly surface, I'm not all that keen on the name.
Silver? I'd rather have respect for a fine print than ridicule for a
name that smells of marketing hype. Brothers and Sisters, do we need
to be pretenders to the silver gelatin throne or should we free
ourselves from this tyrranny forever? We have nothing to lose but our
chains. 

> I'm also testing it with K3 (and my K3/R800 mix). I'm currently
> collaborating with the USPS in a rigorous durability test program (ie
> I've sent a few postcards to my distant friends to see how they stand
> up to sorting machines).