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Need help identifying 'unusual color'..not in Gibbons  |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 03:10 am |
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stamprix, under pure UV light it glows bright Orange.Similar to Australian 1d KGV Salmon (eosin) |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 09:01 am |
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The color of the paper itself leads me to believe some substance, possibly from the envelope it was attached to, has affected the color/chemistry of the stamp making comparison to others and deciding on a particular shade difficult at best. In any case, this might be of some help:  I would provide credits to the source but do not recall where I found this. |
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Suspect during the War when Red pigment was scarce both US & Aus' sourced same . Documented in Aust' KGV specialist Cat. |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 09:33 am |
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Caper123, have strong suspicion 'you're right' BUT experts may elaborate further. Hope my U.S. friends could check similar color stamps in their possession. |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 09:46 am |
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Hard to tell from an image, but the paper looks to be badly toned. Very difficult to draw any color conclusions on used stamps that have condition issues.
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Suspect during the War when Red pigment was scarce both US & Aus' sourced same . Documented in Aust' KGV specialist Cat. Quote:
Probably the colours were supplied by the Brits to us both! I am curious, to which war are you referring finches? I can assure you the US did not rely on the Brits for pigments at the turn of the century. |
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If I were to take a stab at it (and it appears someone already has on the stamps right) I would say a Pink or Carmine Rose with some invader color from the paper it was attached to at one time.
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Caper123, In a black room, under UV, one cannot miss the GLOW from 6 feet away. So obvious which led me to believe during WW1 for a very short period US & Aust' received same supply. At the time of first seeing it thought I'd dropped a Aust' KGV Salmon on table. |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 10:42 am |
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Just call me curious...does the whole stamp glow or only the colored portion? As Don said above, the toning of the paper itself will defy accurate conclusions about the shade. |
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These stamps were printed in the late 19th and very early 20th century, before WWI. |
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Caper123, Only the stamp(ink) glows exactly same as 1d Aust' KGV Salmon. No others 2c Washington do...in my possession. The stamp COLOR is distinct compared to other 2c shades I have. |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 11:38 am |
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finches, I collect UV tagged stamps. One thing you may want to keep in mind, the taggant can migrate to other used stamps when you soak them
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Petert4522, The stamp has been with me for 50 years, as is. Never been hinged according to rear view. When I was 14 received it in it's own stamp packet from long gone collector of Aust' stamps as a starter. Had I not accidently left my UV light on, at bedtime, I wouldn't have seen it(the glow) when coming back to turn UV off. |
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| Edited by finches - 06/26/2018 12:26 pm |
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