Pink? Vermillon? 1894 1c Postage Due "Paper Color" Is Completely Through The Entire Stamp?

Pink? Vermillon? 1894 1c Postage Due "Paper Color" is completely through the entire stamp? Why is the paper pink or vermillon completely through the entire stamp? any suggestions will help?

It looks to me like the stamp was soaked off an anvelope that was red and stained the stamps badly!


Peter

These postage dues did not use color-fast ink... so they become a mess when soaked, especially in warm water.

peter yes that is possible.what else? any other ideas?

i tested and no watermark PERF 12 maybe a scott #J29.?

chasa's answer is correct.
Red envelopes were not at all common in that era, so not the cause in this case.

i agree with john becker that someting other than red envolop caused the stamps orientation. also could be a sc # J31

I get alot of them like this so I think its bad ink in the stamps maybe the whole thing got wet back when but I have seen at least 100 like this.

2-clicks mentions that many US Postage Due stamps have been "Over Inked"
.They would be considerd errors.My subject stamp maybe of that catagory.

Red and pink envelopes were not all that uncommon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This set of postage dues is notorious for this. If you do try to soak one, beware.

Matt

I do not think your stamp is the vermilion shade. This scan is of a claret, a vermilion, and a deep claret. It is difficult to see the differences in the scan, but they are there. If you have access to a UV place your "vermilion" along side a known claret or deep claret. They will fluoresce differently. The paper of your stamp is discolored from moisture and not natural. The colors of these postage dues are unstable and bleed easily when wet.

today (may 13,2017) finally I got a perf test on the subject stamp I posted in march 2017,and it tested perf 12 all the way around.and also it was watermarked ,and absolutely "no watermark" whatsoever..leaving the only issue perf 12,no watermark,as 1894 scott # J29..all others were ruled out.making this stamp very unique.paper color undoubtedly vermil..

Why would you rule out a J32?

I thought this is what a vermillion color is suppose to look like with a perforated 12 in used condition. J29.

wtcrowe post shows a vermilion, obviously colors are tricky depending on our computers and displays but you can generally take what he posts to the bank. wtcrowe is one of several recognized expertisers who are willing to share their opinions at no charge to others in our community.
wtcrowe post is great since it shows the relative difference between clarets and a vermilion.
Don

How would anyone know? Trying to identify shades of color from posted images is almost impossible. I'm looking at it on an IPad while someone else is looking at it on a $500 GPU with software adjusted settings. Then bring in a scanner or cell phone image and it complicates it more. The only way to positively identify correct shades is to examine it side by side with as many known items as you can. Lioness, if you look at your image and the image wtcrow posted they are night and day difference and compared to that scan yours looks faded, or it could be the scanner.....