What Type Franklin 1 Dollar Stamp Is This?

Hello! Need some help with identifying the type on this one. What color variation do you think this is? Thanks for your help!

What color you think it is???

Why not post what you see in person???

Stamp is in horrible condition....
whould shade really matter??

It is not DEEP BROWN.

Your a chump Kevin. Always have some sarcastic comment. I think it is BROWN. Thanks for the considerate response. I would surely hate to have your personality.

maverickx, I agree with what you said!.

To me it appears to be brown.

Cheers

Dave

Maverickx and stampmaster. I agree with both of you. The photo matches Kevin's personality faded, torn, and worn. He is repeatedly abusive in his remarks. Must have something to do with the way he was brought up.

Jack kelley

Let's all please return to the original thread topic, regardless of who or for what reason it may have been taken off topic. Thank you.

One problem with determining the shade is that the image appears to have a significant yellow color cast to it. I doubt the paper is really that yellow, which makes the determination of shade more difficult.

I agree that it's very unlikely to be the deep brown shade.

Thank you for your feedback gentleman! Shades of these are very difficult to me.

maverick.....what point are you trying to make with this stamp?
That it is a DEEP BROWN???

There are only 2 shades....BROWN and DARK BROWN.

There is no way this is DARK BROWN....
You answered your own question....




BINGO!

Also....name calling is not needed here.
You can believe what you want....but you
should not post it.
Also....I am only a chump.... faded, worn and torn
because you are on the other side of the computer.

Now I am totally confused. I assumed this was a perf 11 stamp (#518 or #518a). In my 2015 Scott US Specialized, only violet brown, violet black, and deep brown are mentioned. I don't see "brown" or "dark brown" listed.

Looking at the other perf possibilities (#423, #460, #478), the possible colors listed are violet brown and violet black. Again, no "brown" or "dark brown" mentioned.

Am I looking at the wrong stamp, or did I misread something?

I agree KHJ. I see the same and also confused by this!

I'm terrible with colors, but here's my ½¢ worth. Assuming it is perf 11, given the damage and toning, my guess is that it was originally a violet brown stamp. On a stamp in this condition, the bottom solid color corners will be closer to the original color than the other parts of the design. The problem is, how far off it is from the original color shade? Given the condition, violet brown is really just a guess. At least you can use it to fill a spot in the album.

But I certainly agree that it is not deep brown (at least it doesn't look that way on my screen).

More pics with better light with and without flash.

Yeah, you definitely want to avoid using the flash. Best in natural sunlight or using a light that mimics natural sunlight.

Then again, most of us don't have color calibrated monitors, so IDing some color shades by a picture on our screen can get very tough.

Violet brown, violet black, brown.....etc....
color varieties.....not a "special listing"
It is not a DEEP BROWN, DARK BROWN....
it is not the "a" color listing.

Sorry to confuse anyone.

typo in the post from 1 hour before....
DARK inserted for DEEP in the 2nd/3rd paragraph.