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Originally Posted by Pat R
I think that example is a legitimate color variation but I couldn't say 100% without having it in hand.
This Willis you posted relates to the different stages within the same series that I posted about.
If they were printed in stages it would explain the different shades found on the Willis portraits and some of the other cards, we see this a lot with the Hindu's.
Here's one of my Willis cards that's quite a bit different from the one you posted and if they were printed in different stages the difference in them would come from having different color mixtures used in each stage.
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If you compare the one with the more purple background to the on Patrick posted, you will also see that the uniform is a darker bluish gray. That bluish gray extends under the red background as well, you can see it at the right of the copy from the Burdick collection at the Met.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/413558
The red is slightly translucent, so the darker color under the red makes it appear more purplish.