What Is The Color Of This Stamp

All collector hope that their collection is worth not for money but for proud is this stamp ultramarine or Prussian blue it is 13 1/2 X 14 1/2 no watermark

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you can ask people to give oppinions on colors from a picture posted on the internet. BUT nothing could ever be for certain for the following reasons:

1. colors change over time depending on exposure to sunlight, chemicals and storage.
2. the light when the picture was taken if a camera was used, and the settings on the camera.
3. the settings on the scanner.
4. the picture quality on stampcommunity is very poor because of the limitations on picture size.
5. the definitions on colors are different all over the world. (blueish green or greenish blue, the debate would never end)

and the most important one.

the way you understand color is different from person to person, the way your eye interprets colors is also individual!


so all I can give is the definitions is know, the way I understand those and the colors I see on my screen.

ultramarine: bright clear blue
preussian blue : blue with a greenish tint.

and the stamp I see is ultramarine from those 2 options, it might as well be blue with overexposed light.

thanks very for guide

Ultramarine

Opinions on stamp color, especially this one (Michel #48) are worth what the person is paying for them.

Beyond the problem of scanner interpretation/recognition, these stamps were produced for many years in a multitude of colors. The Michel Deutschland-Spezial Katalog lists 7 colors for this stamp. All of these colors were produced in the first 6 or so years (1889-1895) of production. A year date of '98 on this stamp means it could be any of the 6 varieties.

Also, some of these respond the same way to long wave UV light. And, as has previously been stated, stamp colors will fade and change over the years.

So, unless you have a large collection with expertized copies of Michel #48's, or unless you are a Bundespruefer, speculating on the color of this stamp is an exercise in futility.

Accounting for fading will always be an issue even for the most experienced experts. If you can get or borrow one, working with a Michel Color Guide could probably help to narrow down the number of possibilities. I use it regularly and it helps me out 95% of the time. Although concerning this stamp/color you have some work to do, it lists at least 10 different shades of ultramarine.

Unfortunately if you bring your stamp image up on 10 different monitors you'll see 10 slightly different colors of the same stamp.