First Decimal Issue 2c

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First Decimal Issue 2c Jul 8, 2017 12:52:19 GMT BC, Beryllium Guy, and 1 more like this

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Post by jimjung on Jul 8, 2017 12:52:19 GMT

These are the shades according to Whitworth, the expert on the Decimal Issue of 1859. There was only one order (the 1st printing) that was perf 12 x 11 3/4 and he states this colour to be Carmine Red. I have found a couple that are perf 11 3/4 x 12 also. I believe the Claret and Deep Claret are the later shades with a bunch of the lighter Rose shades between the Early and late printings.

Here are three different shades. The 1st I have to say is Unitrade 20 because it is perf 12 11 3/4. The 2nd is one of the lighter shades and the last is the darker Claret Rose shade from the later printings. From the footenote I think that 20 covers all the shades except for the later darker shades 20a and 20i. Whitworth is saying there were only 50 sheets ordered for these late printings so these must be scarce. To me, the scanner seems to brighten the colour a little. When I look at the 20a stamp, it looks a little darker.

1. Perf 12 x 11 3/4 - Unitrade 20

2. Lighter Rose Shade - Unitrade 20

3. Darker Claret Shade - Unitrade 20a

BC Departed Rest in Peace Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 836 What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.	First Decimal Issue 2c Jul 8, 2017 20:36:47 GMT Beryllium Guy and blaamand like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by BC on Jul 8, 2017 20:36:47 GMT Thanks for sharing that Jimjung. What is the significance of the Apr and Sept dates under the 4th order, and the Jan, Mar and May under the 8th order?
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First Decimal Issue 2c Jul 9, 2017 13:15:29 GMT BC, Beryllium Guy, and 1 more like this

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Post by jimjung on Jul 9, 2017 13:15:29 GMT

There could have been several batches of ink that was hand mixed to complete each Printing Order. The shades were slightly different for each batch of ink as the hand mixing was not as accurate as by today's standards.

The shades and month dates are from dated copies found by Whitworth. In this case, it appears that more than one dated copy was found for these month dates, and these were grouped to find a same shade from a particular Printing Order. There is no exact explanation for this in the book that I have found. But the column sometimes says First date observed or Dates of use or Earliest observed date. The Printing Orders come from original documents of the actual orders from the Post Office to the Printers.

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BC Departed Rest in Peace Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 836 What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.	First Decimal Issue 2c Jul 10, 2017 1:45:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by BC on Jul 10, 2017 1:45:03 GMT Thanks Jim.
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