Scott #37iv..?

Hi guys..Take a look at this Scott #37 (Scott #37iv)...Reminds me of aniline ink, but Unitrade does not show aniline ink, so all I can think of is a rose kiss print...Any ideas..?

Or is it not a kiss print..?


Ya, like I could be that lucky...haha

Thanks, Robert




Sample colours taken with my software...

Aniline shades are usually bright just the way yours appears. Since there are many shades I think you should send it for expert opinion. PS, not a kiss print. Kiss print is like a double image but not as dramatic.

Wert, that is actually a good example of No. 41. The "aniline" is a common, but not always present, characteristic of No. 41. The 1896 date also confirms 41.

Perhaps the "Disraeli postmark" (doubled...is a kiss print ......

The D'Israeli postmark is interesting since Benjamin D'Israeli was prime minister of Great Britain around that time.

BeeSee, you are correct that the stamp is a #41, but that is not proven by the postmark. Except for the first printings of any issue, postmarks only give an indication of what something isn't. An 1896 postmark could be found on any Small Queen except those printed in 1897. Postmarks are often a fair indicator of the printing sequence but, since the Post Office issued from stock on a "last in first out" basis, some older material may have sat on the shelf for a long time. You are better off using the perforations as a primary dating (sequence) recognition tool then supplement that with the dated postmarks. It took a long time for me to recognize this in my own collection but it has made life much easier.

GJP

I agree Gportch. Since I do not know the perforation, I used the date to supplement the fact that the stamp looks bright vermillion, and seems to have aniline ink, therefore "in period" use.

Is it not correct that only very late Montreal and second Ottawa printings exhibit this characteristic?

BeeSee, use your small queen PDF...

Good one wert .

Page 15:

Second Ottawa Three Cents are vermilion in colour, with a large proportion printed with aniline ink, which shows a pink flush on the back, (and fluoresces yellow under UV light).

I don't know who Mr. Stanley is, but I know Mr. Portch is an expert on the small queens.