[cook_dw]

Just an outsider looking in. I have looked at several p-o-p's and I have never seen one that clean & crisp if it is suppose to be 45 years old. Also the acid in your hands would cause the metal to dull even if only handled sparingly over time it would still tarnish even slightly, glue/adhesive holding the plate to the paper will also darken with age. Paper will age and discolor unless docs were sealed away from air and the elements (which I just don't see happening). But then again who am I. As for the engine pad; it is blatantly obvious is has been decked & restamped.