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Oceania/Australia : COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

 

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Horamakhet
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19 Apr 2021
01:49:38am
Hi to all,

I soaked these two stamps off two separate torn envelope corners. The blue tinge was on both stamps before I soaked them off the paper. The paper was white, not blue.

Can anyone explain where the blue colour came from?

I have shown scans of the front and reverse, pity about the rust, which was on the stamps when I soaked them.

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Horamakhet

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Rob1956
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19 Apr 2021
03:21:51am
re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

Hi Horamakhet

It looks more like foreign ink smudging.

Rob

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Horamakhet
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19 Apr 2021
04:06:22am
re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

Hi Rob

Thanks for that, maybe from a fountain pen?

Horamakhet

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19 Apr 2021
09:28:18am
re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

The blue tinge probably came from a hand written postal rate written on the envelope with the stamps then placed on top. A common practice that continues today.
I have also noticed that the air mail striping on some envelopes bleeds upon soaking.

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19 Apr 2021
06:27:19pm
re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

Hi Sheepshanks

Possibly, but not this time, as I soaked them separately and there was nothing on the paper like that, I know what you mean, and have seen it before, but usually it leaves some of the writing on the back of the stamp.

I think, it was possibly ink dropped on the stamps as it covers it such a large area.

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Horamakhet.

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Horamakhet

19 Apr 2021
01:49:38am

Hi to all,

I soaked these two stamps off two separate torn envelope corners. The blue tinge was on both stamps before I soaked them off the paper. The paper was white, not blue.

Can anyone explain where the blue colour came from?

I have shown scans of the front and reverse, pity about the rust, which was on the stamps when I soaked them.

Regards

Horamakhet

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19 Apr 2021
03:21:51am

re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

Hi Horamakhet

It looks more like foreign ink smudging.

Rob

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Horamakhet

19 Apr 2021
04:06:22am

re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

Hi Rob

Thanks for that, maybe from a fountain pen?

Horamakhet

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sheepshanks

19 Apr 2021
09:28:18am

re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

The blue tinge probably came from a hand written postal rate written on the envelope with the stamps then placed on top. A common practice that continues today.
I have also noticed that the air mail striping on some envelopes bleeds upon soaking.

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Horamakhet

19 Apr 2021
06:27:19pm

re: COBB & CO THREE & HALF PENNY, WHERE DID THE BLUE TINGE COME FROM?

Hi Sheepshanks

Possibly, but not this time, as I soaked them separately and there was nothing on the paper like that, I know what you mean, and have seen it before, but usually it leaves some of the writing on the back of the stamp.

I think, it was possibly ink dropped on the stamps as it covers it such a large area.

Regards

Horamakhet.

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