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the manila folder is my best guess of what manila looks like; is 1c wrapper manila color? is 2c wrapper brown color? or do you see these colors differently?
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The 2 cent looks red brown to me. The one cent looks light brown but might be oxidized manilla color. I think that the Scott Specialized has the envelope and postcard colors in it. I'll look and see.
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The catalogue doesn't do a great job with the colors, more focused on the image. The one cent green (U-92) came in oriental buff, amber, blue, manila or brown. I lean more toward the brown based on the images, which don't ID the color. There were 5 dies used.
The 2 cent (U-93) had 9 dies used for carmine with the same envelope colors. Being reddish brown, maybe oriental buff or amber?
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The one cent looks like die 2, the 2 cent looks like die 5, I was looking for a better color ID, though.
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thanks for the color opinions and thanks especially for the die opinions. I'm not great with dies and worse with colors. As wrappers, I think there are two colors only: manila and brown; i'll need to double check. they usually come in glazed or unglazed. Sorry, no cream-filled.
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Many years (decades?) ago David Phillips put out a foldlet with color samples of postal stationary cut from actual postal stationary. It has 11 samples and shouid help those looking for a basic reference. Be aware identical colors may be identified by different names in different references.
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With the usual disclaimers about colors from scanning and display devices, here are two Envelope advertising broadsides with large areas of five colors of stationery in use in the early 1900s.
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/images ...
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/images ...
Both from my collection, hosted on Stamp Smarter.
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I have included three pieces: a manila folder; 1c wrapper; 2c wrapper
the manila folder is my best guess of what manila looks like; is 1c wrapper manila color? is 2c wrapper brown color? or do you see these colors differently?
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08:18:04am
re: help with the color
The 2 cent looks red brown to me. The one cent looks light brown but might be oxidized manilla color. I think that the Scott Specialized has the envelope and postcard colors in it. I'll look and see.
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09:15:13am
re: help with the color
The catalogue doesn't do a great job with the colors, more focused on the image. The one cent green (U-92) came in oriental buff, amber, blue, manila or brown. I lean more toward the brown based on the images, which don't ID the color. There were 5 dies used.
The 2 cent (U-93) had 9 dies used for carmine with the same envelope colors. Being reddish brown, maybe oriental buff or amber?
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09:34:17am
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The one cent looks like die 2, the 2 cent looks like die 5, I was looking for a better color ID, though.
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re: help with the color
thanks for the color opinions and thanks especially for the die opinions. I'm not great with dies and worse with colors. As wrappers, I think there are two colors only: manila and brown; i'll need to double check. they usually come in glazed or unglazed. Sorry, no cream-filled.
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10:51:40am
re: help with the color
Many years (decades?) ago David Phillips put out a foldlet with color samples of postal stationary cut from actual postal stationary. It has 11 samples and shouid help those looking for a basic reference. Be aware identical colors may be identified by different names in different references.
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re: help with the color
With the usual disclaimers about colors from scanning and display devices, here are two Envelope advertising broadsides with large areas of five colors of stationery in use in the early 1900s.
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/images ...
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/images ...
Both from my collection, hosted on Stamp Smarter.
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