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3 C Washington A25 Different Colors

 
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Posted 03/16/2014   4:46 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add mestal to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi again!
This is a progressive sample of tones in 3 c Washington A25 stamp.
It´s really hard to determinate, which is just pink, pigeon blood pink, rose, scarlet, brown red...
The first row belong to pink ones. third one stick to rose, guess.
Second one I want to believe is brown red, 1875 re issue.
Regards to everybody!





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Posted 03/16/2014   5:18 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Classic Coins to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Mestal,

It's hard to tell for sure without seeing these in person, but you almost certainly have all common colors of #65 there. There are a number of different common colors for this issue, each of which has pale-to-deep shade variations. I don't see any in your set that look pinkish or pigeon blood at all.
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Edited by Classic Coins - 03/16/2014 5:50 pm
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Posted 03/16/2014   5:22 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Classic Coins to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Mestal,

Here is an image showing some of the #64/65 3-cent color varieties from my collection. Some of these color changes are subtle, but the image should give you a rough idea of where your colors fall.

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Posted 03/16/2014   5:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add mestal to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Classic Coins, it was a lot of help your images. As I guess, second row is a brown red, not as light as yours 65. I´m started to think is a couple of 104... But it´s still heavy to say. Thanks a lot.
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Posted 03/16/2014   7:09 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Newby Stamper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes thank you Classic Coins for the color variations it is going to help me a lot. Would any one have a pic of a pigeon pink color stamp out there. I know it is kind of blueish but never seen one. I guess I could look on some auction sites?
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Posted 03/16/2014   7:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Classic Coins to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Newby,

Yes, look at some auction sites. I looked at some certified #64 on auction sites (but not pigeon blood), and the pink color doesn't photograph well, as is the case with my #64 in this post.
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Posted 03/16/2014   7:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Classic Coins to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Mestal,

Regarding your second row of stamps, these could be lake rose, which is the darkest shade of #65, and darker than any shade shown in my color set, which certainly isn't all-inclusive, even for #65 colors. They could also be a deeper shade of rose red, or more likely they are darkened (sulfuretted) by environmental elements.

BTW, the colors in my color set came through a little on the pale side because of my scanner. Likewise, your scanner/camera may show colors darker than mine.
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