5 GRANA


Two plates were used to print this stamp: several elements allow for the identification between the plates. About the 1st plate the stamps were printed from matrix composed by 4 groups (two on the top and two on the bottom) of 25 pieces. The elements useful to distinguish the stamps of the various groups are different. Of the first plate samples exist with two quite different shades: carmine pink and vermilion pink.

First plate - lower right group
  
First plate - other groups

Fig. 1: 1st plate carmine
lower right group

  
Fig. 1b: 1st plate carmine
the other three groups
First plate
  
Third plate

Fig. 1c: 1st plate - vermilion shade

  
Fig. 2: 2nd plate


The identification elements are:
1st PLATE - lower right group (Fig. 1)
Two small color dots after the word "DELLA".
Upper right corner often smoothed (detail not visible in the displayed sample).
Distance between stamps 1.5 mm horizontally and a bit less than 2 mm vertically.
1st PLATE - other three groups (Fig. 1b)
Small color dot over the nose.
Upper right corner often smoothed.
2nd PLATE (Fig. 2)
No dots or color spots.
Distance between stamps is a bit less of 2mm horizontally and about 1 mm vertically.
Shade clearly tending towards bright vermilion.

Catalogued color shades (as per Sassone) 1st plate
(paper types in between brackets N = Naples P = Palermo)

Carmine pink (typical color, N)
Carmine (N)
Dark carmine (N)
Bloody red (N)
Brownish red ( N)
Vermilion pink (N)
Tile pink (N)
- - - - - - - - - - -
Light vermilion (typical color, P)
Vermilion (P)

Catalogued color shades (as per Sassone) 2nd plate
(paper types in between brackets N = Naples P = Palermo)

Vermilion (typical color, P)
Bright vermilion (P)