OJ ? about color/tone

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Posted By: Barry Sloate

Since I described several of the Old Judges in my current auction as having "intentional pink tones" I thought I'd add my three cents. It was never satisfying to me that a sepia card would turn pink due to some flaw in the photo process. In chewing the fat with Jay Miller one day, he mentioned that David Rudd theorized the pink tones may have been experimental; we can never know for sure but it was so refreshing to hear a new theory that I thought I would go with it in my current catalog, partly to see how collectors would react. Fortunately, it has stimulated some discussion. Pink tones should not command a premium, especially if the photo quality is compromised. Lot #37 in my current auction is an N172 Pete Browning that while having a pink background exhibits good photo tones. As such, it is quite attractive. We won't know with certainty why this color variation occurred, but I was tickled pink by this new and original idea.