1. A method for protecting a printed item comprising: printing a glossmark information indicia image upon the printed item, the glossmark information indicia image being realized by a methodology comprising: selecting a first halftone having a first anisotropic structure orientation; selecting a second halftone having a second anisotropic structure orientation different from that of the first halftone; applying the first halftone for at least some portion of the glossmark information indicia image; and applying the second halftone for the remaining portion of the glossmark information indicia image.