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SUMMARY OF FOUR ANNAS PRINTINGS OF 1895

(1) The colour, listed as red-brown by Koeppel & Manners is better described as Venetian Red,
as the amount of brown in the ink is clearly very small. Indeed it could also be described as
a purplish red, as there is a clear purple tinge in the printings. It is consistently a very clear
and wonderful printing, being beautifully engraved.
(2) Clear examples of the rose-pink printing indicate that it has the identical engraving of the
Venetian Red, but in a pale colouring of the rose-pink, making it difficult to distinguish the
detailed design of the stamp.
(3) Blotchy examples of the rose-pink tend to be overinked so much that details, such as the
horses’ heads, can barely be resolved. The frames however approach the Venetian Red in
terms of clarity and precisIon.
(4) The worst examples seen of this printing are in the stamps in the block of eight rose-pinks
from a 1900 document, suggesting that there may be a time dependence involving wear or
sloppiness in control of the printing process.
(5) The exhibitor has not seen any examples of the Venetian Red (Red Brown of the catalogue)

beyond 1896.
THE 1895 HIGHER VALUES OF ONE RUPEE UPWARDS.

The Koeppel & Manners Catalogue lists values of 1,2,4 and 5 Rupees.
This is in error as Kishangarh never issued any 4 Rupees stamps at any time

1896 Document showing several shades of the Five Rupee large format stamps & two shades of the
Two Rupees large format stamps. Also shown are shades of the smaller 4 annas rose-pink stamps
and one example of the small format Two Annas stamp. An excellent snapshot of 1896 usages.

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