I would say that the one on the left is worn/faded and the one on the right is nice and fresh.
Roy
On the other hand, many of these early stamps were used and printed over a number of years and each print run could be slightly different than the one before: different colours, different paper etc. I would have to check a specialized catalogue like Facit in order to see if that is the case with this particular stamp as well.
The picture depicts three (3) different stamps. Viewing left to right we have: Sweden SC #33 Perforation 13; SC #46 Post Horn on back; and the right side stamp is a ?.
The question mark stamp is the baffler. The stamp is brick red in color and is perforation 13. It meets the characteristics of SC #33. However, the color is quite different than the orange shade on left side stamp. Is this an anomaly #color variety" or a listed stamp that can be identified? Any help on this identification issue will be greatly appreciated.
re: Color Quandry? Early Sweden Stamps
I would say that the one on the left is worn/faded and the one on the right is nice and fresh.
Roy
re: Color Quandry? Early Sweden Stamps
On the other hand, many of these early stamps were used and printed over a number of years and each print run could be slightly different than the one before: different colours, different paper etc. I would have to check a specialized catalogue like Facit in order to see if that is the case with this particular stamp as well.