MICRO CODE: THE ALF BOXALL CODE BOOK #2, THE FEZ LADY. UPDATED 30th JANUARY 2021

THE ALF BOXALL CODE BOOK #2:

THE FEZ LADY

THE BOXALL CODE TRAINING MANUAL, TRADECRAFT AT ITS BEST.

This is the image we are now familiar with, on the left is the inscription and on the right is the Title Page.  It looks so innocent doesn't it?

In the previous post, we looked closely at the 'Deception/Concealment' technique used by Alf as a training manual for Jestyn. In particular, we examined images that show how strings of micro letters and numbers were concealed in what appeared to be a thin blue line drawn alongside the left-hand page. You can just see that n the image above. For the record, I think that the 'line' done around the same time that the number 70 was written in sometime after the Littlemore interview. We also looked at the crease between the two pages and found one long string of micro letters and numbers written in.

In this post, we will take a closer look at the lady with the fez on the left-hand page.

But first, the image below is of the fez lady and title page but not from my copy of the same edition as the book that was used by Alf Boxall. (I managed to find mine online and bought it some 4 + years ago. By a quirk of fate, it turned out that the book that I bought once belonged to a teacher. of mine many years ago)

So this copy is not mine, it is from Barry Traish a good man and his copy could be viewed as being independent:

The first step was to print out a high-resolution copy of the images of the blank title and inscription pages sent to me by Barry some years ago. I set the printer to High quality and printed it out onto Bleedproof paper. This is the scan of that bleed proof image, it is done at 300 DPI, just like the scan of the Boxall inscription and title page that I have posted on this blog.

If you compare the detailed close-up views of the Boxall copy and the one above on the left from Barry Traish, you'll see that they are quite different. You will see markings in the oultine shape of BT's copy but not distinct letters and numbers.

Another example below is a close up of some of the letters from the title page as a comparison:

Once again, you can see blot markings in the left-hand copy taken from Barry's copy of the Rubaiyat but on the right-hand image you can see that there are definite letters and numbers and the image is much sharper. There is a slight difference in colour of the pages, the reason for that is that during WW2 and after, there was a severe paper shortage leading to printers using whatever paper was available at the time. You will even find some copies with two kinds of paper in the one book.

My belief is that the Boxall book may have been a special printing with actual print work being carried out by military of Government printers, this was known to occur.

If you were to put yourself in the position of an agent who wanted to conceal a message effectively, wouldn't you look for an image where markings, even dissimilar in close up view, would tend to disguise the message? One thing is for sure, they wouldn't want to have their clandestine message stand out in any way at all.

To the Post!

Here are some close-ups of the Fez lady and you will see just how microcode was concealed in the shape, you can also see how the images have to be turned in order to see the concealments:

OUTLINES NUMEROUS STRINGS TO FORM THE SHAPE. There are many more glimpses of additional code strings within this image including the Fez itself. 

The comparison above clearly shows that Alf's book was used for purposes other than reading poetry.

THE TASSEL with concealed strings of letters/numbers plus
a string on the side of the forehead

THE EYEBROW and again the tassel with more concealments

Forehead

WRIST BAND

MIDRIF

NEXT UP

In the next post, we will be examining the Inscription of Verse 70, this was the first example of microcode found in this book some 6 years ago. At the time, lack of equipment, and the necessary skills to properly show the microcode hidden within the writing was a barrier. Thankfully, I have been able to acquire better photographic equipment and have attended numerous courses including Forensic Examination of Documents. The post will show some extraordinary detail.