tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post5107448469060200477..comments2023-06-21T11:02:53.526-05:00Comments on HMS Acasta: Period HandwritingHMSAcasta.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524563116891936222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post-23098166722895106462018-04-23T07:02:40.836-05:002018-04-23T07:02:40.836-05:00I have a "line guide"; a piece of heavy ...I have a "line guide"; a piece of heavy paper with parallel lines on it, like a sheet of notebook paper, that I can place my letter paper on, when writing. The lines are visible through the letter paper, and make it easier to write in straight lines. You can also mark the sheet with parallel slanted lines, to help keep the vertical slants consistent.<br />For paper, I usually use Strathmore 300 series laid-finish charcoal paper, available in various sizes at most Art Supply Stores. It's virtually indistinguishable from the paper in my original March, 1755 issue of the Gentleman's Magazine. I've even bought it in a 36" x 10 YARD roll, for maps and charts!Buzz Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241162846089700061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post-37498236604337880412014-04-07T12:07:55.292-05:002014-04-07T12:07:55.292-05:00Good question! No, I wasn't planning on coveri...Good question! No, I wasn't planning on covering that, but the marks you see on MY mail are duplicated from actual postmarks of the period. There's a company that will custom make you rubber stamps from artwork that you supply them. HMSAcasta.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524563116891936222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post-80839238303394966742014-04-07T11:27:38.187-05:002014-04-07T11:27:38.187-05:00Will you cover post office stamps i.e. the circula...Will you cover post office stamps i.e. the circular (FEB | 13) stamps and other post office marks? How do you duplicate those?Goblin, esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04921426550192188308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post-56786701131143443192014-04-07T10:24:16.917-05:002014-04-07T10:24:16.917-05:00Oh yes, I suppose I should have mentioned that you...Oh yes, I suppose I should have mentioned that you can purchase faux laid linen paper as well as the real thing at most of your local hobby and art supply shops.HMSAcasta.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524563116891936222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post-87680786705650267772014-04-07T09:38:18.936-05:002014-04-07T09:38:18.936-05:00I think my main issue (apart from the handwriting!...I think my main issue (apart from the handwriting!) is that modern paper A. looks wrong and B. isn't actually the best paper to use when writing with a dip pen and ink. I shall have to try to locate some proper laid paper - and practise my period handwriting.<br /><br />And as a researcher who has spent some time at the NationaL Archives at Kew reading through period documents, I can readily testify to the fact that even 200+ years ago, not everybody had a legible hand! <br /><br />Sharpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522672154379689205noreply@blogger.com