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    It certainly will help if you can get a scan without the shine-through of the backside. The word "help" also implies that there is some attempt of your own which one can build upon instead of a request "please do all the work" :)
    – planetmaker
    Commented Jun 18 at 12:41
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    Shine-through when scanning thin paper can often be significantly reduced by simply backing the scanned paper with a thicker black sheet
    – tofro
    Commented Jun 18 at 14:48
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    I am sorry to say that the shine-through issue is not easily resolved, but in actuality most of the letter is on the first page and only the top 10% of the second page. You can see where the sender has signed with Frid. Huth. The problem is that this letter is written with acidic iron gall ink, so this is not a shine-through problem but a burn-through. I am working on the letter and will add words I find. In English and Norwegian letters I get some more support from knowing the language well, but here is the extra challenge of this being German or Swiss-German.
    – Kjartansk
    Commented Jun 18 at 17:36
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    Maybe the burn through problem could be resolved with some digital postprocessing, by applying some filters?
    – Jonathan Herrera ♦
    Commented Jun 18 at 21:23