Fantasy Bi-Color Stamp Design
Parcel Post Stamp As It MIGHT Have Been
It is unfortunate that the entire Parcel Post stamp issue was printed in the same carmine color. Apparently the Post Office wanted the stamps to be distinct. However, due to the use of the same stamp color, postal clerks made a lot of errors of value.
I would love to have seen this issue printed in two colors, as was probably planned by the stamp designer.
Something similar was planned for the Trans-Mississippi Exhibition issue of 1898. I think that results could have been quite spectacular.
This image is a home-made version of what a carmine and black bi-color might have looked like. It is NOT a real stamp!
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