I think I finally found a winner in my collection, though with a nasty crease. The right stamp is the one in question ... the left stamp is only to check the color. A Scott 112a is listed as "Indigo and Black", whereas the normal stamp is "Ultra and Black". I included Scott 84 because that is also an Ultra. Watermark is Multi-crown CA. SG calls this the difference between a "Bright Blue" and "Indigo", which would be SG 162a. What do you think? Actual stamp is much darker than 84.
I do have a (poor) copy of US 216 in my collection, so as soon as I can, I'll scan them side-by-side. My scanner tends to lighten all colors ... I have to figure out how to fix that.
OK, here is side-by-side with Barbados Ultramarine, the stamp in question, and US 216. As suggested, the US 216 is indigo. I'd have to say that my stamp is half-way in-between. Not quite ultramarine, but not quite indigo either. Maybe ultra-dingo?
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