Sn US 260-270 Series - Colors

Colors can be deceptive.

Which is this one? Thank you!

https://www.stampcommunity.org/topi...&whichpage=1

https://goscf.com/t/87071

https://goscf.com/t/73287

https://goscf.com/t/86925

There are many more, but this should help you get the point.

Thank you. I guess that the point is "it ain't all that easy"!

I will try to bore down a little further on which particular stamp this is and then the color options. This is a tough one.

Based on your title .... have you eliminated the 279B family?

Honestly, if you have only one or a few, why worry about subtle shades? Even in-person, it's nearly impossible without comparison examples.

Please do not post the same question in a new thread. Use this thread for this stamp. Moderator has deleted the other thread.

It seemed like a different question as it related to a different matter, and it seemed like a valid point.

I am sure that there are people that have many more stamps that I, but I have thousands of different ones coming from a series of collections from my grandfather and father going back to after the civil war. My grandfather started collecting in the 1870's.

How are we supposed to place value of these things unless we value the details?

And (another subject), if my children and grandchildren have no interest, how do I, out of respect for my ancestors, honor their memory by giving them away carelessly. Hopefully one of the young grandchildren will take interest in the hobby before I die; but, if not, I hope that, at least, they will know the value of what they have, or I can find a good place to give them or sell them where someone will recognize their value and truly appreciate them.

Having too many stamps can be a disadvantage as you tend to lose perspective as to the value of each individually or as a part of a specific group.

The difference here is whether this is a carmine or a rose carmine and, if it is a carmine, it is a US Scott's 267, if rose carmine, it would be a US Scott's 267c which is substantially more valuable.

So, when does the subject change?

TW3,

Both this thread and the deleted one are about facets of this same stamp and should be together.

Moving on, I am going to repeat my post of 3 days ago...


Before you get to shade considerations, what research/homework have you done and what are your conclusions differentiating Type III vs Type IV?

More generally, if you are interested in figuring out a "value" for your collections, 5% of the stamps will have 95% of the value, and more likely 2% will have 98% of the value. It will save you a lot of time to have an experienced collector/dealer survey the collection and give you an idea of what can be evaluated "in bulk" and what deserves individual attention and study.