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Color Of The 6-Cent Columbian (Scott Stamp #235)?

 
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The online images that I have seen of the 6-cent Columbian stamp (#235) show a stamp that is distinctly purple. The 6-cent Columbian stamp in my album, however, appears to be light blue. (See the attached image.) Is this simply fading? Or do I own a counterfeit stamp?
Thanks for any suggestions!
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You cannot say much about colours in online pictures.

Here is an example: https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/items/11845553-kerstmis.

A print run of 90,000 stamps, or 3,600 sheets of 25 will not show much colour variation, especially with modern computer aided printing.
There are two images. The first is of a cancelled stamp. The second is a scan of my stamp from the "Valores en el Tiempo" book. As you can see, the colours are quite different.
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