[Andy Mitchell]

Ed,

Thanks for your suggestion.
Yes, I tried that with PaintShop Pro and achieved very little.
This particular DEFE3 file, No 12, is very bad in places.
On previous files I have been able to process the page in some way to extract the text.


Nick,

Thanks for trying.

Yes, it looks like I'll have to bite the bullet some time in the future and visit Kew. Probably won't be till next year though, as there are things going on that preclude visits this year.

This page looked like a 6th gen carbon copy and some of the other pages are just as bad. Occasionally I come across a page that is very clear - but its usually a Naval or Army item that I'm not interested in.

Have an old copy of Photoshop that just about runs on Win 10 so will give that a try as well.

However, I think Jim has nailed it with his interpretation.

Many thanks to you all for your help and suggestions.