Shade: The minor variation commonly found in any basic color. Shades may be accorded catalogue status when they are very distinctive.
Shade - Any minor variations in stamp color.
Sheet (SH or SHT) - A complete unit of stamps as printed.
[edit] Shades and color changes
Color shades have several different causes. The printer may use a different ink; in the early days, inks were made up in batches as needed, and were rarely consistent.
Some shades are nearly impossible to identify, such as light blue, baby blue, powder blue, and so on.
A little shaded margin diagram in the selvage of the U.S. 32¢ Edward Hopper stamp, Scott 3236p, shown in Figure 9, demonstrates the position the stamp's pane had in the larger press sheet.
Teinte: (Fr.) color, shade.
Teinture: (Fr.) dye.
Tela: city in Egypt, Interpostal Seals used 1874-80, see Interpostal Seals.
Telegrafmærke: (Dan.) telegraph stamp.
Telegrafstempel: (Dan.) telegraph office cancellation.
Shade - A precise colour of ink used to print a postage stamp, or part of its design. Several stamps, ostensibly printed in one colour, are catalogued in as many as eightenn shades.
For example, different shades of color may exist on stamps with the same design, or them may have different perforation measurements (number of holes per side).
This 'mystery' item appears to be a hand-painted essay in two shades of reddish brown. It is for a proposed but never issued stamp honoring Fort Leavenworth. It is in the typical style for 3¢ commemoratives of the mid-1950s.
The origin of philately is in the observation that in a pile of stamps all appearing to be the same type, closer examination reveals different kinds of paper, different watermarks embedded in the paper, variations in color shades, ...
A collector then matches the stamp against the swatches to identify shades. Un fortunately, because color is perceptual and different inks aged differently, there has never been a truly accurate color guide, nor is there likely to be one.
Analine. A term used in connection with color descriptions, particularly mauve and carmine shades. This type of dye is quite soluable in water and causes the stamps to have an overall pinkish shade after soaking.
Colour guides contain hundreds of different colours and shades and their names to help identify a stamp and its colour. They can be bought from any good stamp dealer.
Condition of the Stamp ...
Color that is uneven, in both shade and composition.
Spot
A discolored area on a coin. A spot or spots can have a small or large effect on the grade of a coin depending many factors such as size, severity, and placement.
2. Colour Chemical treated of a stamp to alter its colour; a rare shade may be produced from a common one, or colours can be changed entirely.
(5¢) Sea Coast, coil (4/6/04 - slightly diff. color shades than #3785)
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3786 ...
Vignette: The central part of a stamp design, usually surrounded by a border. The vignette often shades off gradually into the surrounding area.
"Face" refers to the width of the strokes of the letters, as in "bold-face"; letters with strokes of varying width are called "shaded". Successively narrower letters are referred to as "condensed", "extra- condensed" and "ultra-condensed".
 See also: Stamp, Used, Catalog, Cover, Printing
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