I know color is an ephemeral thing, affected by age and light etc. But I am a bit confused on this one. The stamp, after poring over the Scott Catalogue, leads to the only conclusion that this is #109 in the Liberty, Equality, Fraternity series. And the color should be gray (or grey if you prefer). Shades or age shouldn't lead to blue or blue-green.
Does someone have a French catalogue that might account for this?
re: France. Scott #109, should be Gray -- Why is this one Blue?
Early French stamps come in a baffling array of colors and shades and varieties - Scott does not come close to identifying the differences. Note the number of spaces ascribed to a single Scott number in this old Thiaude album - each space listing a different shade.
re: France. Scott #109, should be Gray -- Why is this one Blue?
Webpaper, I am beginning to get the picture. And its not just the colors and shades, its the paper colors. Last night I was attempting to decipher whether a stamp was Scott 91 or 91a or 91b. The differences being the paper colors of the respective stamps -- either Lavender, or Rose Lilac, or Lilac. Holy Toledo!
Baffling yes, but quite amusing. I am concentrating on France now, can't resist the Sower, Ceres or Marianne designs..