Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Very nice...and the 2 coil stamps look to be slightly different shades ( different printings?). Often when common stamps have multiple printing runs, the printers don't exactly match the ink. Only a percentage of these are listed in the catalogues ( mainly stamps that have been extensively studied - and where the printings have been definitely identified).
Close examination of all the stamps you receive often repays the time spent - I have hundreds of Machin stamps taken from kiloware ( so there has been no opportunity for sunlight fading ) which deviate from the "norm", so there has been some change in the ink formulation or paper absorbtion - and some colours/shades are more susceptible than others.
Malcolm
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Very nice...and the 2 coil stamps look to be slightly different shades ( different printings?). Often when common stamps have multiple printing runs, the printers don't exactly match the ink. Only a percentage of these are listed in the catalogues ( mainly stamps that have been extensively studied - and where the printings have been definitely identified).
Close examination of all the stamps you receive often repays the time spent - I have hundreds of Machin stamps taken from kiloware ( so there has been no opportunity for sunlight fading ) which deviate from the "norm", so there has been some change in the ink formulation or paper absorbtion - and some colours/shades are more susceptible than others.
Malcolm
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