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France Scott 1009 ... Faded?

 
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Posted 02/07/2016   01:56 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Partime to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I just added this one to my collection, but am disappointed with the color. I don't have a Mint stamp, but the roofs are all supposed to be complete, and a nice, dark blue. There are also supposed to be complete, green bushes at the riverbank. It almost looks like this one was faded, or a very poor (dry) printing? Perhaps something was laid on top while exposed to the sun? Does anyone have a similar one to post? Thanks.

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Posted 02/07/2016   07:36 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Mike33 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Doesn't look faded to me. Just poor color registration


Here's the one from my album - probably need to rescan it individually but it might help

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Posted 02/07/2016   11:31 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Partime to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Mike. I have seen some interesting color registration issues with my French stamps (and some US ones), but the color issues are usually isolated to only a few millimeters. In this case, the blue roofs should be a dark blue all the way, including the lower one. Instead, the red-brown overpowers both the blue and the green in a large swath of area. I didn't realize that it could have such a wide effect. Thanks for posting the correct copy.
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