About Scott 113 Colors

Any of the Admirals can be hard to positively identify, and 113 is certainly no exception. I have a number of copies that all seems to be a little different in shade, and a friend of mine has a stock book with an entire page of the 7-cent stamp. 9 or 10 rows of 8-10 stamps each and many appear to be just a little different. Even with a good colour chart you may not find an exact match. But good luck, this is definitely one of the stamps that make the Admiral issue so interesting!

Glad to read you therealwesty
I have about 100 of each following Unitrade #: 106, 108, 109 and I agree with your friend :



If I listen to myself, I would keep them all ... but I won't

So, anybody has the Unitrade #113b (straw color) to trade or sale so as to complete my #113 serie??

therealwesty : would your friend be interested to scan and send the photos on this forum?

Here is an ebay listing that has 3 of the colors : yellow ochre, straw and sage green.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/31041622199....m1423.l2649

It may help to compare shades with the 1922-31 issue 4c, which Stanley Gibbons list as Olive-yellow and Yellow-ochre. Once you have the two distinct shades of this 4c value, you can eliminate these shades of the 7c, leaving any other distinct shades to be straw or pale sage green.
It is also worth bearing in mind that stamp catalogues only list distinct shades, although as every stamp collector knows there are a myriad of minor shades for any stamp that has been in print for any length of time with numerous print runs.

From Admiral Colour Identification by Hans Reiche (an old book that I have) Publishing date unknown