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FRAME 2 1855-1858 THE COAT-OF-ARMS TYPE I ”SKILLING BANCO”
Colors
The shades are numerous and often characteristic. All of the Skilling Banco stamps were printed with mineral
pigment. Since printing orders were relatively small, many shades have appeared.
“The Slate group, Blurred print” “The Turquoise group, Blurred print”
j1. Dull ultramarine (slate blue) [September 1857] k3. Light dull blue [September 1857]
a. Light bluish green b. Bluish green c. Blue‐green
a1. Grey on thin Paper [July 1855] b. Orange‐red on thin paper [June 1856]
