1911 OBAK - Maroon back

[sb1]

Have seen a few over the years, undoubtedly of the gazillion printed getting the exact same shade of ink was not an exact science.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by sb1

Have seen a few over the years, undoubtedly of the gazillion printed getting the exact same shade of ink was not an exact science.

Thanks. Yes, but this isn't a 'shade of color' issue. All other 174 are red - maybe some or lighter or darker than others, but none are any shade of maroon. It's also very apparent that the collection I have was built from a number of different sources.

[wonkaticket]

The color shade is just a question of saturation or how much ink was applied not a different color like black/brown Lenox etc. IMO

Here’s one that has both dark red and light red….

[Runscott]

John, my red ones are not the same color as the light part of your card. Yours appears to be maroon and light maroon, not maroon and red.

[Theo_450]

It could be a matter of paper type, acidity or basic levels. Pine pulp vs poplar pulp? Maybe just a bad run of ink, or dirty printheads. Maybe they retired an old printing device and commisioned a new one?

Any number of possibilites.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Theo_450

It could be a matter of paper type, acidity or basic levels. Pine pulp vs poplar pulp? Maybe just a bad run of ink, or dirty printheads. Maybe they retired an old printing device and commisioned a new one?

Any number of possibilites.

Could be, but the print quality is as good or better than my other 1912 OBAKs.

I'll bring it to the National and show it to Scott and John if he's there. I'm sure that at least some of the ones they have seen are exactly like mine and if I buy beers I might be able to entice close scrutinization.

[Theo_450]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Could be, but the print quality is as good or better than my other 1912 OBAKs.

I'll bring it to the National and show it to Scott and John if he's there. I'm sure that at least some of the ones they have seen are exactly like mine and if I buy beers I might be able to entice close scrutinization.

Can you ship me a beer?