Matte Counters In Parachutes over Crete?

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silkies? I find them slightly blurrier or duller than the semi gloss ones, the only advantage I see is that it cuts out light refraction hence you can see the full artwork from any direction since they have zero glare. I bought Africa Orientale Italiana and they still had the semi gloss countersheets... that was APL 0335 and POC is APL0336 so this must have just begun? Also less clean when separated, before the nibs were on the corners so after clipping you had a clean nice looking counter. But now the nibs after separating are in the middle and look messier. 
What do you like about them (silkies) in particular?