Taking a break from my plating studies.
But keeping my nose in the 'three cent' collection. I'm looking at this stamp cancelled, May 8.
It has the quality of orange brown ink.
I've scanned it with one I'm sure is orange brown.
Edit:just wanted to add why I'm sure the stamp on the left is OB.
First, it's a type I. Second, it has the small Boston paid cancel.
The combination makes this a plate 1e early or 1i intermediate.
I first learned that from sinclair2010.
Type I stamps are from plate 1e, 1i (#10) and also plates 4,6,7 and 8 (#11).
Of the 4,6,7 and 8 plates, 4 was the earliest put into use. That wasn't until 1855. That's well after the Boston small paid was out of use.
