I'm curious why this R22c is green rather than the purple as identified in Scott? Understand the purple isn't really a purple , more of a brown. But still, how come green?
Also, take a look at the "Y" in Proprietary, looks like a "T". There is a double Transfer in the lower right hand portion of the stamp.
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the purple of this issue is particularly fugitive. many shades exist, from purple to grey and all manor in between, to my eye this looks greyish. either underinking or the paper being too wet when printed or both would account for the fuzzy washed out appearance. it could also account for the odd shape of the right 4. this also occurs on the 4c slate playing card issue, but I believe the color variations are not as severe.
Between fugitive inks, early/late color shades, and environmental/chemical exposure, the 1st issue violets are all sorts of fun and can be found in a myriad of shades
The links below, give an at-a-glance representation in my collection so you can see the range of colors.
I'm curious. How long do you think the color change process took once the "ink was dry"? I ask because Toppan, Deats and Holland in 1899 list 11 shades. EB Sterling in his 1886 catalog lists brown, purple, slate and violet. Do you think the initial change happened in the first few years and then stabilized in the subsequent 100+ years? I'm sure someone in the ARA has addressed this question already. It would be interesting to understand what has happened and when.
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