#64 Or #65

hallo, I have a cover from 10 Sep 186(x). if stamp a #64 or #65?





i have as color comparison a cover from 07 oct 1861 #64b ?


and from 07-dec 1861 #64b?


and from 12-dec 1861 #64b

Not a #64. Definitely a #65, with great centering.

The second one does look like a #64b, as you said. I'm not exactly an expert in this issue though, so I could very well be wrong.

Third one looks like a #65.

thanks @themachine99 first stamp (cover) is #65.

Beautiful stamp!

thanks @hal, good center #65 of cover is not heavy to find.



this is #64b?


and this stamp of similar color #64a? or too rose?


probably this more #64a?


difficult to be distinct from #64

The pair on cover almost certainly is #65. I agree with themachine99 that the one with the 1861 postmark looks like #64b. It's hard to be sure just looking at scans.

@Classic Coins, the pair #65 from 19-May 1962 ?

Yes, that pair almost certainly is #65. I'll try to post a set of my #64/65 colors today.

ok, @Classic Coins here is the cover.

That is a great pair of #65 on cover. I like the .50 price too

dittrich,

The stamp colors look more true in the image showing the full cover. I'm even more confident the stamps are #65.

The image is from this site.

http://www.ebay.com/gds/The-True-Sc...94157/g.html

64a is pigeon blood pink and is the rarest of the shades of this design so not sure why you think you have one.

For comparison;

Yours





Certified 64a




You can now see how the Pink stands out. For color reference the ONLY ways to tell for sure are to either send it in for certification (Which could cost a few dollars and if it's not as you hoped there is no recovering the cost) or to compare it side by side with a certified copy or 2 or 3. With a 64a you'd be extremely lucky to even have one to compare it to. You can't accurately determine color shades from a scanner & on-line picture.

@ stallzer

>send it in for certification
That's right else only the venture.

It's your money, so please do send it in.

This is a scan of Scott #248, a very inexpensive stamp with the same pink color recommended as a reference for side-by-side comparison.