Newbie…1925 Special Delivery 15¢ Wrong Color?

Hi All, New today to this forum site. I pulled out my 60 year old stamp collection this week that I haven't looked at since the 1970's. I found this 1925 US 15¢ Special Delivery E13/E16? Motorcycle Delivery Stamp that seems to be the wrong color. Seems to be Brown instead of Orange. Any thoughts?

A picture would help; that's kinda Rule #1 on this forum when asking about a specific stamp. Is it a used specimen?

Welcome.
Your stamp is called a 'color changeling'.
More info here
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/A...gelings.html
and here
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/H...idation.html

The original orange color has been negatively impacted by environmental conditions.
Don

I read the article, makes sense. Thanks Don

DeputyDog,

Welcome back to the hobby. Collecting for the enjoyment of collecting, whatever that might be, is the name of the game. Don't hesitate to ask questions especially if you need basic information and especially more advanced sources of information for any possible topic. You should be able to find folks on this board a little further along on their collecting journey glad to share experiences.

My personal bias is a used stamp loses the story of its journey in the postal service when it is removed from the cover it transported to its destination. Collecting postal history adds a whole new aspect to your journey in our hobby.

Wishing you many enjoyable future days in our hobby. Russ