Color

COLOR

1129 Scott Specialized Color Guide for U.S. Stamps $54.95
Scott, 2006, 29p, SPB. Includes guides and color chips for Scott nos. 10 & 11, 64, 64a & 65, 219D & 220 and 267 & 279B. This is the best available color guide on the market today.

1130 Ridgeway Color Standards and Nomenclature $1,500.00
By Robert Ridgeway, 1912, 43p, with 53 color plates (1,115 named colors), HB. Robert Ridgeway was an ornithologist and he produced this work for identifying the colors of birds. In the 1930’s Dr. Clarence Brazer adopted Ridgeway’s work for identifying the color of U.S. essays. Since that time this book has been much sought after by philatelists.

It is the best reference work on color other than the modern day Munsell color system. Each page contains 27 color chips printed in flat ink. Each page is interleaved with tissue paper to protect the chips. The edition was limited to 500 copies and most went to libraries. There are very few copies remaining today that are of exceptional quality. In the past month we have been able to acquire two copies that are in near pristine condition. Of the nine copies that we have handled in the past 30 years only two have exceeded the quality of these two. Both are just a breath away from being $2,000.00 copies. This is indeed a rare opportunity for two collectors.

WHITE’S COLOR BOOKS

Roy White’s Color Encyclopedias – in brand new condition, still in the original shrink wrap.
The color plates have never been exposed to light!

1131 Encyclopedia of the Colors of United States Postage Stamps; Vols. I - IV $750.00
White, 1981-86, 297p with 88 color plates, LL in 5-ring binder with slipcase. The only significant work ever done on color for United States postage stamps.

1132 Encyclopedia of the Colors of United States Postage Stamps; Vol. V - Postage Dues $275.00

1133 The Paper and Gums of U.S. Postage Stamps: 1847 to 1909 $350.00
White, 1983, 118p, 5-ring binder with dust case. Includes text and 20 plates with high magnification photos of different paper types and gums used. The subject of repairs and regumming is also well covered.

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