Belgium King Albert I 1915-1920 15c Color Vareity..؟؟؟

Belgium King Albert I 1915-1920 15c color Vareity.

Looks again like bleached out by sunlight. What does the #1567 mean?


Peter

With many of the earlier European stamps, you can expect a range of colors. This is especially true with the definitives, because there was more than one printing in many cases. I suppose the printers were not concerned with, or careful about formulating the same exact colors, as long as they were similar.

Specialist (country specific) catalogs will note or price important color varieties, but most general (worldwide) catalogs do not. My Scott catalog, for example, lists this stamp as "purple".

Hello bookbndrbob :
Thank you for your opinion.
Is this common variety?
Thank you

You will note as you acquire more and more stamps from that period, you will find shades and color varieties. All of them due to many reasons. Whether it is multiple printings, fading of ink, sun damage, etc.

The color purple especially you will find many shades, usually not catalogued.

For this series however, Michel does list 4 types. which are design varieties. Note: the 15c stamp only has designes I,II, and III

Here are some of mine (Scott 113, Michel Type II)



Michel Design Types




Here below is a set of the purple 25 cent stamps from the next definitive series in 1922. Again, note the colors. In this case, Scott does give a minor number to the dull violet shade (versus Magenta). Scott 151 and Scott 151a

good work Eric
Thank you

Belgian specialized catalog (COB) lists two or three color shades of the 15c stamp. No difference in value, though.

With respect for all
But I do still think that the color is erroe .