1926 Rotary Issue Color Variations

Would really appreciate a dealer referral or community member to locate NH VF examples of the various shades used on the 1922 and 1926 issues .

Of particular interest is a true NH VF example of 635d which is the Lincoln stamp in BRIGHT VIOLET .

Thanks !!!

Sounds like you have a changeling, but why ask a question like this without posting a picture?


Peter

Could not figure out how to get it in here .

Not much to see but an empty spot for Bright Violet 636d

For clarification of the conversation, here is the Scott listing for #635 fromthe 2020 catalog:

So we are not talking about a changeling here.

To be honest, both the original and reprint varieties of this stamp are cheap and most dealers (and ebay sellers) will not take the time to differentiate as it makes no money for them to do so. Additionally, many ebay sellers have only one to sell and dont have comparison examples, etc.

This is where the collector has to invest their own time. Looking at ebay, most of the plate blocks and plate singles available are #21185 and 21186. I would start by obtaining one and build from there. Used dated examples shoud be readily available in dealer $1 boxes for reference purposes.

Add: to use as a reference, the Kansas/Nebraska overprints will be the earlier shade of #635

Something else to look for if one really wants to get into these issues seriously is to study the rotary press gum breakers used. There are different ones used over the course of the issue in some cases. And there are some good books on those issues as well if one is going to be serious about them.

OK, moonwalker, I guess I misunderstood your post.
Check with this dealer: https://www.bardostamps.com .
If you can not find what you want, send him an email


Peter

Many many thanks to you all who answered . Found a 21185 plate block on ebay with the 635a color variety to solve my problem . Never caught that detail these last few weeks looking for this color !

Thanks again for setting me straight !

To weave a little more fabric about the early literature of the 3 cent Lincoln stamp ....

George B. Sloane writes in his July 28, 1934 column:

(scanned from "Sloane's Column" published by the BIA in 1961, page 319.)

He references a post office notice, which appeared in the "Postal Bulletin", issue #16342 dated January 23, 1934:


And the color variety is listed as early as the 1935 Scott U.S. Specialized catalog, page 43:

Many thanks …. I belong to the new renamed BIA , the United States Stamp Society … great group and monthly magazine

Sloan was a prolific and important philatelic newspaper writer for many years. Some folks may not know that his columns were considered so important that they were put into a nice large book.

Sound interesting? What your own copy of Sloane's Column, Second Printing?

Then check here: https://goscf.com/t/86326 for a brand new copy for which you provide the cost of Media Mail and perhaps a voluntary donation.