A blanket cylinder (1) for a printing press is provided on its circumferential surface with a blanket (2) comprising rubber (3) on a metal backing sheet (4). The rubber free end portions (4') of this sheet (4) are adapted to be bent down and removably attached in a longitudinal slit 85) in the blanket cylinder, leaving a longitudinal or axial gap 86) between the rubber ends of the blanket. A gap-filling strip (7) is integrally connected to a flange (8) to be pushed down between the bent down metal backing sheet and portions (4') and attached therewith in the blanket cylinder (1).
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