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All Forums Category: General Philatelic Discussions (Non Country Specific) Forum: Main Stamp Collecting Forum

Colors Of Surcharges/Overprints

 
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VerZakes
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Posted 02/20/2024   3:20 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add VerZakes to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Why are some surcharges/overprints black and some red - if there is any special reason at all? Also, are there more color variations that someone can share from their collection?
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John Becker
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Without having a specific issue to discuss, the most obvious reason is color contrast with the stamp it is applied to.
Yes, there are overprint colors other than red and black.
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revcollector
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Posted 02/20/2024   3:36 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add revcollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Sometimes it's as simple as this is what they had available at the time.
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NSK
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Carmine was used because black clashed with the black ink used for cancellations.



However, you may question these stamps, actually, were overprinted. The stamps were never issued without the overprint.
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VerZakes
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@NSK very interesting pieces, but what's with the 2 dots below letter "d"?
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NSK
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Visibility for reason against the original colour of the stamp.

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NSK
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@NSK very interesting pieces, but what's with the 2 dots below letter "d"?


Sometimes, things are just as they are and there is no known reason for them.
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revcollector
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very interesting pieces, but what's with the 2 dots below letter "d"?


Instead of a line under the d, they used two dots. Someone made an executive decision, so......
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eyeonwall
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Just today I had the chance to examine a set of German Polar Flight overprints and the ovpt is in brown (dark brown).
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VerZakes
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Just managed to find "how not to overprint":


And there goes common sense... straight to trash
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