Denmark Scott # 28 (1875-79 Issue), Color Varieties.

Going through a handful of Denmark Scott #28 I noticed several variations of color that is supposed to be carmine according to my Scott standard catalog. The colors a ranging from brownish red to nearly pink.




I'm sure these color varieties are simply not listed in standard catalog. Does anyone know how many are listed in specialized catalog and is there any significant price difference between the shades.

I can check Facit later. Scott Classic does mention slate and gray frames, and it looks as if you have both.

Thank you Cjd. I will greatly appreciate the help.

There are also seems to be the different shades of slate and/or gray, but there are not that dramatic as those of carmine.

Scott Specialized 2012 list three color shades ------slate & carmine {used 50 cents} ,gray & carmine{$5.00} and gray & analine red{$9.50} .

also check for heavier paper.

Facit lists a few more shades - deep carmine-rose/light grey, carmine-rose/light grey, carmine-rose/blue-greenish grey, aniline-red/grey, red/grey. There's also a footnote that some types (red/grey) exist in many shades.

Many thanks to everyone. I am horrible in distinguishing the shades of red, and since there aren't any with significant value, I may relieve my self knowing that I will not miss any valuable stamps. More of an interest to me are some SON cancels I've found in that bunch, many from small towns across Denmark.

On the image I posted the last one is Skibby. Small town of 3,000 (in 2012), was probably a small village back in 19th century.
Unfortunately, I cannot make out the name on the first stamp.

Below is the town of Faxe, about the same size as Skibby.






And this is my favorite one so far.
Lindenborg, looks like an estate of some sort. Found this website that tells the story about the place.
http://thyrashm.blogspot.com/2010/0...jutland.html

This stamp were printed 121 times, so a myriad of shades exist.

The "bi-colored" series is the most complex in Danish philately.

Hi, the first stamp is cancelled in Ebeltoft. it's from print 43-45 and is referred to as aniline
the 2nd stamp is from Copenhagen from print 12 to 55 sorry I can't get closer without having the stamp before me the same goes for stamp 4 and your faxe stamp
the 3rd stamp I can't tell where it was used, from print 56 to 79

The Lindenborg is a cancel called Starcancel, they where used to cancel stamps sent from very small Towns, before they reached a major city.
100s of those exist, but some are very rare, I don't know which since I dont have that catalogue.

when it comes to bi colored quality is everything.
here are some nice examples from my Collection



the first 3 of the first row is all nice copies from the aniline prints, last one just a nice one.
the second row are the numeric cancels, each town had one from around 1851 and until 1884 where most where withdrawn and replaced with either the "Lapidar" or the "brotype" cancels, a few Towns where allowed to keep them for emergencies. and the last one is a superb mint copy from print 4 position 92.
the third row shows examples of the less common cancels, the "line cancel" the "rubberring cancel" used for letters containing valuables. a violet "lapidar" which a few minor Towns used. and lastly the "antiqua cancel" which was intended as a side cancel to numeric cancels and not allowed as a cancel, besides a few Towns who only had Antiqua (Marstal is one) so Antiqua cancels from most other Towns on the stamp aren't common.

i hope this would spark some more interest to collect this immensely exciting and beautiful part of the stamp history.

and here's one to show other values and how much the differ in Shades.

Hello Sorsh,

Welcome to the forum , nice to see a new member
from Denmark.

We can certainly use some more variety on SCF specifically
about European stamps.

Thanks for showing some of your bi coloured examples.

I also collect Denmark but my interest is primarily limited to post WWII
engraved issues.

Love early Sweden and Denmark!