Very Blue 104c - Canada 1c Admiral

I've looked at a good number of deep blue green 104c 1c Admiral's and this one is definitely a very very blue one. I stuck it up beside the 5c, 8c, and 10c blue's and a regular 1c yellow green.

Hmmm yellow and blue make green and that looks pretty void of the yellow. Not sure soaking or most regular explanations would apply to this color like oxidation or sunlight. Nice little find that at least deserves a question mark in the album.

That's interesting. Unitrade does list a deep blue green (104c) printed in 1913-14. It's difficult to judge from scans and on different monitors, but what I'm seeing definitely looks like a very blue turquoise or even a cerulean blue. Value for these blue green varieties is no different than the normal green. But still an interesting find.

Ya, and I have about 100+ of the 1c green with all sorts of shades but nothing even remotely close to this one. I've seen some "blue" looking ones online in pictures, but also not close to this one. Definitely an extreme end of that shade.

stamps101, you should do a good resolution scan of the stamp and send it off to the British North American Philatelic Society. Some one there may be able to tell you something about it. Check out their web site at www.bnaps.org
They won't give you a monetary evaluation, but can tell you how unusual that blue admiral is. Never hurts to ask.

Last year I contacted a Bob Dyer regarding an error I found on a Newfoundland stamp, and he was very helpful.

That one's a changeling. Fairly typical on that particular issue, probably from exposure to light.

Hmm never seen one before. Most changelings are on orange stamps. Cool nonetheless

If memory serves (I am not fluent in US), that's normally a green stamp, correct?

Neither am I, but yes, blue green from memory.
I have just found an 1898 NZ 1d that has changed from
green to blue. Shall post tomorrow.

I have not checked a specialist catalogue
but I believe this to be the same stamp
suffering Light or chemical damage.
I found them yesterday.
(PS I just adore the barred Dunedin pmk, never seen another one like
that in 10 years)