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Scot ReaderThe order of color application for T206 was:
Yellow
Black
Brown
Blue
Dark Green
Red
Ritchey with and without the dove has dark green and red. So one thing for sure is that Ritchey without the dove isn't the mere result of failure to complete all stages of the colorization process, such as, for example, Sweeney (Boston) missing red ink.
The question then in my mind is whether (a) there was a conscious attempt to add an extra layer of blue in the 350 series to create the dove image in the sky, or (b) the dove was there all along in the 150 series and is just more pronounced in the 350 series. If (a) then I would say Ritchey (With Dove) is a legitimate design variation possibly worthy of separate checklisting. If (b) then I would say it is just another run-of-the-(old) mill color variation. (I recognize others dispute that it is even a dove--which is a another question).
So I am interested in seeing Ritcheys in 150 that have the putative dove, however faint. Does anybody have one they can show-off?
Scot