Post by jamesw on Feb 20, 2015 3:59:05 GMT
Looking at these two post cards, something struck me as kind of interesting.
Both were mailed from Gloucester Mass. four days apart in 1937. Both from the same person, the mysterious S., with wonderful penmanship. Both to Mrs Soley in Wolfville NS. Both have #634 Washington's on them, perf 11x10.5.
What I found odd was the difference in colour between the two stamps! One seems carmine, the other more of a carmine rose.
I know scans and monitors can make colour ID difficult, but I scanned both of these together, so you should be able to see the difference.
What do you figure? S. took a bunch of stamps with him/her on vacation, and they just happened to be different colours, or the local post office had a drawer full of these from a span of many years? These were issued from 1926 to 1934. They were sitting in the drawer at least 3 years?
Both were mailed from Gloucester Mass. four days apart in 1937. Both from the same person, the mysterious S., with wonderful penmanship. Both to Mrs Soley in Wolfville NS. Both have #634 Washington's on them, perf 11x10.5.
What I found odd was the difference in colour between the two stamps! One seems carmine, the other more of a carmine rose.
I know scans and monitors can make colour ID difficult, but I scanned both of these together, so you should be able to see the difference.
What do you figure? S. took a bunch of stamps with him/her on vacation, and they just happened to be different colours, or the local post office had a drawer full of these from a span of many years? These were issued from 1926 to 1934. They were sitting in the drawer at least 3 years?
