re: New South Wales Scott A16 design, unlisted color?
Hi cocollectibles;
The stamp on the left would have been printed from ink that has a combination of red/blue dyes to make violet ink. If the blue dye is mineral based and the red dye is vegetable based, it could be that sunlight erased the red dye, rendering the blue stamp, that you have.
Also somebody on here has a thread about certain colors that fade in sunlight much faster that other colors.
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re: New South Wales Scott A16 design, unlisted color?
Here are the varieties as listed in my 2006 Scott Classic:
44. dull violet
a. purple
b. dull violet p. 12
c. purple p. 12
d. purple p. 10
e. purple p. 12 x 10
f. royal purple p. 13
g. deep rose lilac p. 10
h. rose lilac p. 10
i. purple p. 10 x 12
j. reddish purple p. 10
k. rose lilac p. 11
So based on the perforations it could possible be the royal purple variety that has faded.
re: New South Wales Scott A16 design, unlisted color?
I've just checked my Gibbons catalogue and they too list twelve variations. However, the descriptions vary (there's a surprise). One other contender according to SG's listing is the P13 'deep rose-lilac' of 1875. As lilac is more on the blue side, your 'faded' example may fit better.
Member ACCC (Australian Commonwealth Collectors Club of NSW) 01 May 2016 01:14:16am
re: New South Wales Scott A16 design, unlisted color?
It's difficult to tell, it could be a colour changeling Eric or an unlisted darker shade variety, I have a couple of unlisted shade varieties in my collection though none that early, but they do exist.
To be definite I would show it to a stamp dealer if possible.
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