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Essay for Carte Postale Paul Hirsch Collection A colour display

On white paper

Mi Scott CMR     A B C D
57
 75
 57
 1 1/2B
 black  (march 85)
grey-black		 x
-		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x
61


 76


 58


 3B


 violet  (november 87)
dark blue-violet
pale violet
reddish violet		 x
x
x
x		 x
x
x
x		 x
x
x
x		 x
x
x
x
63
 77
 59
 5B
 green  (july 88)
dark green		 x
x		 x
x		 -
-		 -
-
65


 78


 60


 15B


 red-brown  (october 85)
chocolate brown
reddish-bistre
dark reddish bistre		 x
x
x
x		 x
x
x
x		 x
x
-
x		 x
x
-
x
67

 79

 61

 25B

 blue (july 85)
ultramarine
pale blue		 x
x
x		 -
-
x		 x
-
x		 x
-
x
Horizontal  Pairs imperf in the middle 1 1/2,   1 1/2,  3, 15  (can be 2 perf stamps imperf in middle, or sheet only perf one way)
Vertical Pairs imperf in the middle       1 1/2, 3, 15


On coloured paper

Mi Scott CMR     A B C D
58 80 62 1 1/2B black on blue paper
dark grey on blue paper		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x
59 81 63 3B olive on blue paper
light greenish olive on blue paper
dark green olive on blue paper		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 x
x
x
60 82 64 3B violet on greenish paper
pale violet on greenish paper
dark violet on greenish paper		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 -
x
x
62 83 65 5B pale green on greenish paper
yellow-green on greenish paper		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x
64 84 66 10B red on yellow paper
carmine red on yellow paper
carmine on yellow paper		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 -
x
-		 -
x
-
66 85 67 15B redbrown on brown paper
chocolate brown on yellow paper
dark bistre on yellow paper		 x
x
x		 x
-
-		 x
x
x		 x
x
x
68 86 68 25B blue on cream paper
pale blue on cream paper
dark blue on cream (CMR84)		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 -
-
-		 x
x
-
69 87 69 50B ochre on yellow paper
bistre on yellow paper		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x		 -
x

On watermarked paper "Stema Mica"  14 october 1889

Mi Scott CMR     A B C D
70 88 70 1 1/2B black x x x x
71
 89
 71
 3B
 violet
pale violet		 x
x		 x
-		 x
x		 x
x
72 90 72 5B green x x x x
73

 91

 73

 10B

 red
dark red
brick red		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 x
x
x		 x
x
x
74

 92

 74

 15B

 brown-red
chocolate brown
dark bistre		 x
x
x		 x
-
-		 -
-
x		 -
-
x
75
 93
 75
 25B
 blue
dark blue		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x		 x
x
Horizontal  Pairs imperf in the middle      3
Vertical Pairs imperf in the middle            5