Hi..Take a look at these two Scott #195 stamps..Unitrade defines the colour as "DARK GREEN"..As you can see, the stamp on the right is "DARK GREEN"..But, the stamp on the left is more of a "DARK BLUE"..Unitrade does not show this colour..Does anyone know anything about this...???
Wert, as far as I know, the stamp on the left 'could' be an early printing of this stamp, and, as time went by and the plates began to wear, the colours were not as vivid.
In most issues, it is not uncommon to find shades and they aren't really type differences but just colour changes that do not warrant cataloguing status.
The stamp on the right appears to be on a darker paper than the one on the left. Is there a more embossed impression on the back of the stamp on the right than the one on the left?
With used stamps you just don't know what has happened to them in the past and what they may have come into contact with. Look at this one for example. I don't know what would have caused it, a chemical perhaps.
I too have seen similar colour changes like yours Anthony and I believe they must have had contact with some kind of chemical. Other than that, I can't think of any other reason why this colour anomaly would take place?
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Posted 11/12/2013 3:05 pm
