T227 Purple

[Pat R]

I think they are probably a different color ink. I don't think they would have been to concerned how exact the ink colors were.

I don't think the ink would fade from black to purple and I'm not so sure the black fades to brown either.

[G1911]

After 2 years, I am much more comfortable stating that it is indeed a different back. I would estimate something like 20-33% of Honest Long Cut's are of this variety, but a 2 year sample from one collector is not particularly huge or conclusive. It is not a difference big enough to be particularly interesting to most collectors like Hindu Brown vs. Hindu Red, but it seems to be a genuinely different and third back. If it was fading or environmental conditions, it would be very unlikely to be a shading exclusive to T227 and it is difficult to see how black would fade or age into a purpley-grey hue anyways.

I am looking for more back images of Rodgers and Brown in particular. The Brown in the non-sport gallery is the purpley back.

[Kidnapped18]

Interesting observation Greg! I have a couple of handfuls of T227 so I will check mine out to see what I come up with.

Will it be on the Honest Long Cuts only? Or will the purple be on the Miners Extra? I have both backs

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Kidnapped18

Interesting observation Greg! I have a couple of handfuls of T227 so I will check mine out to see what I come up with.

Will it be on the Honest Long Cuts only? Or will the purple be on the Miners Extra? I have both backs

Only on the Honest Long Cut's. Miner's Extra, and any other black ink back from the ATC sets, doesn't come in this purpley hue. Thankfully, doing this set in master form is going to crush my wallet with 3 backs, 4 would be even worse!