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December 14, 2009 02:00

A question, what is the difference between, for example, “Red brown” and “Red | brown”?
And what is meant by “Magenta Red”?
I think it's Magenta or Red. Or what does | brown mean?
I also notice that there are a number of color descriptions that have been entered twice, but with spelling errors, or not double but with spelling errors.
For example, the color “Dark Blue”, which is also registered as “Dark Blue” and “Dark Blue”. Or “Dark green” or “Grau / schiefer”
Rose and Pink, Many colored and Multicolored, Wirt and White,
And some descriptions are a bit vague. Such as dull red, or dark green-blue on yellow, Dark lilac brown / ocher. Or Bright Red (Bright Red?), Black-xit? and Bright Blue, Or MK, Q, E, C, etc. Can't imagine anything.

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  • October 01, 2010 13:22
October 01, 2010 13:22

Also have a question about 2 stamps and their colors. This concerns stamp Catawiki no. 289429 and 289403 . The first mentioned has no color and so I wonder what color this is? The second mentioned is at color pink, but this seems too red. I ask this because I thought I had the 1st (289429), mine is very faintly pink, which is very close in color.

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October 01, 2010 16:37

@DeaR
The colors of items in the catalog depend on, among other things,
1) the quality of the scanner and / or camera
2) the used settings of the scanner \ camera
3) image editing
4) monitor settings

So there is plenty of chance that the colors you see on your screen deviate from the original.
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  • October 01, 2010 16:47
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October 01, 2010 16:47

Number 289429 and 289403 are versions in the so-called earth paints. A characteristic of this is that the color is never completely constant, because the earth paints were mixed by sight. So even with the best scanner and screen you can come across stamps of a slightly different color. The 289403 is always in perforation 14. The color can therefore in principle be the same as an example of the 289429. You can also tell by the type: 289403 is a stamp (main number regardless of perforation) the 289429 a perforation variety.

The 1894 version is printed with synthetic inks, which are always the same in color. Even in the printed NVPH the difference is hard to see, but the 1894 print comes across as a bit harder and tends a little more towards red. Collectors (and sometimes also dealers) often get them mixed up. However, you can tell them apart by comparing. But fortunately there is also a second clue: the 2nd edition was only issued with comb serration 12 1/2. Other perforations are always the earth paints. There you immediately have the target for comparisons. Something similar applies to the other values of the series.

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  • October 01, 2010 16:50
October 01, 2010 16:50

The essential difference between the two stamps is not the color (bright pink for the 1st ( 289429 ) and pink for the 2nd ( 289403 ), but the perforation of the stamps.
The normal perforation for this series is according to Yvert & amp; Tellier 12.5, 13.5, 11.5 × 12 or 12.5 × 12.
However, the first stamp (289429) has an exceptional perforation of 14 and therefore also has an exceptional value.

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  • October 01, 2010 17:22
October 01, 2010 17:22

OK, I counted them: 14 pieces (corner to corner) but unfortunately it is damaged, too bad.

@ Thank you all for the explanation!

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October 01, 2010 17:46

Well, but you really don't measure perforation like that!
That is the number of teeth per 2 centimeters. It is best to use a perforation gauge, which is available in the stamp trade for a few dimes.

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