#26 Dull Red Only?

This #26 on cover has a deeper appearance. Might just be well preserved. It's an 1858 folded letter. Are there other colors during this period?

Absolutely. See the article by David T Beals III in the February 1974 issue of the Chronicle. Did I mention my shade fetish?

Yellow Brown, Claret, Deep Claret, Plum, Purplish Claret, Rose Brown, Brownish Carmine are 1857 colors that could have been used in 1858?.

Sinclair2010, I believe this is the time for an LOL.
I will check that article. Thanks.

Gator, that 'bout covers it.
I had done a quick check of Siegels power search. Everything came up Dull Red.
Thanks guys.

I hope you're not confusing "shade" for "color." "Shade" is a term I incorrectly used interchangeably with "color" for many years.

Jump to the "Tints, Shades, and Tones" section of this brilliant color reference for a real eye opener!

http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab...ry-intro.htm

Gary,

That kind of pedantry may be appropriate for a book or scholarly article in a journal but the use of the word "shade" where the word "color" is supposed to be used is ubiquitous. Search for the word "shade" on PF certs or using Siegel's powersearch and you will find it everywhere. I am not saying that a million wrongs make a right but we all seem to able to communicate what is important. Now, I hope you are not trying to engage in one-upmanship on the subject of color because I am not as vulnerable as you apparently think.

Mr. Winston Sinclair,
It seems that you perceive offense from Gary's (Classic Coins) post and feel the need to be defensive. Unfortunately, I cannot perceive exactly what your concern is. I am interested to know how the exchange of thoughts could have been better made.

As you know, I am also quite interested in advancing shade/color identification in philately. I am writing to you now in effort to hopefully focus our efforts concerning this matter.

Please elaborate with your thoughts about how to further such exchanges of concepts.

I absolutely respect you and certainly believe that you have valuable knowledge to contribute to the cause of color/shade identification in philately. My uncertainty lies in how we should best collaborate our efforts to promote the advancement of this facet.

I sincerely want to know your thoughts.