Thanks for posting these Rob. I didn't know about these color differences. Are they described in your catalog? If so which catalog are you using?
Regards ... Tim.
"Thanks for posting these Rob. I didn't know about these color differences. Are they described in your catalog? If so which catalog are you using?
Regards ... Tim."
To my eyes, the scarlet and blue differences seem especially subtle.
On the right, the 3d blue behind the nurse and the nurse herself is much lighter than the stamp on the left.
Hopefully the special link I created will help define the different shades.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f0Z-HKP8u4bk1jR2V1MmJfYjg
Click onto the first stamp to enlarge it and move between the first and second stamp by using the left and right arrows on your keypad or just use the arrows on both sides of the image, you will see the different shades of scarlet and blue.
The different shades of blue is very noticeable.
Rob
The 1d was was the concessional rate for troops' letters. The 2d was used for (a) the letter rate within Australia and the British Empire; and (b) the postcard rate to foreign countries. The 3d was (a) the registration fee; (b) the airmail fee within Australia; (c) the letter rate to foreign countries; and (d) the commercial papers rate to the British Empire. And the 6d was (a) the parcel (Scale 1) rate; and (b) the forces' parcel rate.
Left - Right: Greyish Green, Bright Yellow Green, Green
Left - Right: Scarlet, Bright Scarlet
Left - Right: Blue, Bright Blue
Left - Right: Purple-Brown, Deep Brown
The deep brown shade of the 6d has a slight aniline quality, and has a tendency towards ink stripping.
re: Complete Set of A.I.F. Stamps (9 stamps)
Thanks for posting these Rob. I didn't know about these color differences. Are they described in your catalog? If so which catalog are you using?
Regards ... Tim.
re: Complete Set of A.I.F. Stamps (9 stamps)
"Thanks for posting these Rob. I didn't know about these color differences. Are they described in your catalog? If so which catalog are you using?
Regards ... Tim."
re: Complete Set of A.I.F. Stamps (9 stamps)
To my eyes, the scarlet and blue differences seem especially subtle.
re: Complete Set of A.I.F. Stamps (9 stamps)
On the right, the 3d blue behind the nurse and the nurse herself is much lighter than the stamp on the left.
Hopefully the special link I created will help define the different shades.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f0Z-HKP8u4bk1jR2V1MmJfYjg
Click onto the first stamp to enlarge it and move between the first and second stamp by using the left and right arrows on your keypad or just use the arrows on both sides of the image, you will see the different shades of scarlet and blue.
The different shades of blue is very noticeable.
Rob