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All Forums Category: US Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: US Classic Stamps - As Issued and Used

Green Or Blue 2 Cent Washington

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Posted 04/26/2015 10:48 am

Can't find a listing for blue (on right side) so must be faded green?

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Posted 04/26/2015 11:36 am

What's known as a color changeling, due to chemical or light exposure.

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Posted 04/26/2015 11:54 am

Ciletaliph, you said you can't find a listing, are you using a catalog of some sort, which catalog?

Dave

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Posted 04/26/2015 12:19 pm

I have this old book, with some stamps in it, and do online searches. Stamp really looks blue to me.

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Kingstonstamper

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Posted 09/22/2015 7:46 pm

I have come across some reading in the specialized Scott catalog about the blue printing. It dose exist.Blue Green from what I remembered.

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Posted 09/22/2015 10:21 pm

This is a chemical color changeling. The green ink on Scott #213 goes blue when subjected to whitening agent such as bleach.

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