The two-cent stamp is a vermillion that has faded, not uncommon for colors in the orange family. The overall poor condition of the stamp says that it was not cared for well.
I don't know what you are referencing on the five-cent stamp. Could you be more specific?
The first one appears to be a worn plate print. It also could have had sun exposure. The second looks over inked and poorly wiped....but is hard and to be definite due to a poor photo. A faint cancel might explain the look at the bottom. the value for both is minimal due to condition issues.
I agree with the comments above but add it appears to be an inking issue for the "smear" of color from the tie through the "EN" of cents on the 5 cent blue. That said a bit of cancel could cause the same effect when looking from here, on my computer screen.
Since you are from Germany, you can read the original here: https://usercontent.one/wp/www.brie...skandal1.pdf (There is an english abstract at the end of the article for the non-German speaking folks).
The two cent discolouration could be from sulphurization (some refer to it as oxidation). Very common on orange/vermillion colored stamps. It can be "fixed" with hydrogen peroxide but probably easier to just get a different copy of that stamp.
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Posted 03/07/2025 2:06 pm
