The United States issues of 1861-1868 are a fascinating and widely studied area of philately. All too often I see the 1861 3c rose (Scott #65) being offered as the 3c pink (#64) or the 3c rose pink (#64b)! The...
The most common question that I get asked is how to distinguish color varieties of US stamps. Over the next few months I hope to be able to put together some pretty comprehensive color charts of United States...
I'VE BEEN STUDYING THESE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND I STILL GET CONFUSED MY #64 DOSN'T MATCH YOUR #64 THIS IS BECAUSE IN SCOTTS CATALOGUE THERE ARE ONLY THREE GENERAL COLORS LISTED #64-PINK #64a-PIGEON BLOOD...