Revenuer wrote:I would have thought if an error in colour was the case then a whole days worth world have been done and not just a single copy. Maybe we now need to change the record books and only accept the 1st issue black on a full paper and throw out all cut outs as possible errors.
I don't think it's quite as drastic as that ...firstly, there is no reason to assume that if one Gazette was impressed with the wrong colour ink on a particular day that the other 'processed' copies would be similarly impressed....secondly, any example in black ink on an undated piece without a trace of orange would still be fine and .... thirdly, if the error of colour was only made on a single edition of the Gazette (one or more impressions) then they would still have to be very rare indeed.
Regarding the possible oxidation of the ink causing light orange (or vermilion) to turn to intense black, I'll get a second opinion as my chemistry studies (were) terminated at Year 12.
