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by bendybot on October 20th, 2009
You're kind of comparing apples and oranges there. Offset printing is a process by which things are printed. Usually in large volumes. And since the introduction of vegetable inks, lithography has taken a back seat to flexography- especially in the packaging world.
A common poster probably wouldn't be printed using lithography at all unless it has a huge circulation. It's just not cost effective. In smaller quantities, it would probably be printed on a laser printer.
You can see a whole, in-depth explanation of lithography printing @
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/offset-printing.htm
Hope this helps!
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Thank you. I bought an 'offset lithography' print from ebay, but it appears to be a common poster. But, who am I to know the difference.......
I appreciate your time.
Patty
by Ananamiss on October 21st, 2009
Oh, I see. So the poster was printed that way. That makes more sense. Is it a vintage poster?
by bendybot on October 21st, 2009