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I am a beginner collector I have looked at a catalog and think I have a Scott# 64 and #11 here. Of course the color Pigeon Blood Pink is not easy to determine. Can anyone offer an opinion? Thanks  |
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Rest in Peace
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First off Welcome to the forum! Secondly, Nice stamps you have there! I think you have a Scott #65 and a Scott #26 type II. |
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Thank You. I am glad I came across this site. I have many other stamps to research. I have had a collection for a long time but never really looked into what I have. |
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 dmilkman 207! Your question made me ponder: How many people would see and recognize what real pigeon blood looked like 100+ years ago when these stamps were first described?  I'm sure few of us do now!  |
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Good point, kehess. I have had the possible pigeon blood stamp for quite some time. Years ago I looked into a catalog and saw the prices next to them, I was absolutely sure a pigeon gave his life making this stamp! |
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Pigeon Blood Pink has a kind of purplish cast to it; I have been shown examples by some very highly knowledgeable longtime experts. It is also a highly fugitive shade that will fade to regular pink if exposed to light too long. |
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LOL, I remember when I first started to look at the Pink and red color variances, and thought, my stamps have more shades of the same color than my wife's finger nail polish.  |
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Pigeon Blood looks sort of pale pink with a blue cast to me.
Everyone sees the colors a bit differently too I think.
My collection comes from my father, and he was colorblind!
I have no idea how he did it... |
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My collection comes from my father, and he was colorblind!
I have no idea how he did it... I suffer from the same problem. If he was like me, he relied heavily on the word of trusted sellers. That, and certificates of authenticity! Brian |
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When I made my comment I meant real blood from real pigeons.  People in the early days of stamp collecting must have been familiar with what it looked like, or else why would they name it as a reference color?  |
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Easy, you got me wondering, I am about to get a steak knife and go out and see if I can cut a pigeon. (we have too many around here anyway) |
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Just kidding, Its very difficult anyway. My two year daughter proved that, we had a flock of Robins in yard this spring she asked if she could pet one, I told her go ahead. Very funny watching her run around trying to touch one. |
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