What’s the colour shade of that stamp? Victoria Stamp Club member Jack Penfold has published an “Article of Distinction” in the journal of the American Philatelic Society. It explains the steps he uses to analyze postage stamp colours, one of the trickiest elements of philatelic study.
“How many times have you gone to look up a stamp in a published catalogue, only to find that the stamp has multiple color shades listed, and you have no way to know which one is yours? Many of us have found ourselves in situations like this over the years and wondered if there is a simple way of figuring it out. Read the whole article here.
