Watercolors 1866-1877

By Year By Implement By Color-family

A myriad of question marks should be sprinkled over these proceedings. Deletions, insertions, tag re-assignments, dating, and color-name changes are done sporadically without notice.

Tags: The implements are accorded letter tags: A, B, C for the three circular dies, D for the ½a Kashmir single die, EF for the two parts of the First Kashmir Plate, GH for the two parts of the Visitors’ plate, I is the Iron-mine Seal, J is the Jammu plate, K and L for the 4as and 8as dies.

Approximate Chronology

A01	½a black/grey-black	23 Mar 1866 - Sep 1867
B01	1a bright ultramarine	~royal blue, 24 Mar 66-Apr 66
C01	4as “royal blue”	? (recognized as such by SG)
B02	1a ultramarines	Mar 1866 - May? 1867
A02	½a dull blue	30 Mar 1866 - Jun 1866
A03	½a ultramarines	Apr? 1866
C02	4as ultramarines	Apr 1866 - Mar? 1867
B03	1a grey-black	14 Apr 1866
D00	½a grey-black	essay, Aug? 1866, diag laid
D01	½a grey-black	Sep? 1866 - 22 Apr 1867
D02	½a deep black	1866?
EF0	½a+1a grey-black	plate proof, Sep? 1866
E01	½a grey-black	9 Oct 1866 - 9 May 1867
F01	1a grey-black	11 Mar 1867 - May? 1867
E02	½a ‘blue’	Apr 1867
F02	1a ‘blue’	Apr 1867
GH0	¼a+2as grey-black	plate proof, Jun? 1867
G01	¼a grey-black	Jun? 1867 - end
H01	2as buff	Jul? 1867
E03	½a ultramarine	Jun 1867
F03	1a ultramarine	seen 20 Jun 1867
E04	½a deep blue	Jun 1867
F04	1a deep blue	Jun 1867
E05	½a light blue	Jun 1867
L00	8as grey-black	die proof, Jun? 1867
F05	8as Venetian red	Jun? 1867
F06	1a Venetian red	seen 20 Jun 1867
J01	½a+1a grey-black	Aug-Sep 1867
C03	4as grey-black	Aug-Sep 1867
J02	½a+1a deep ultramarine	Sep? 1867
J03	½a+1a deep slate violet	Sep? 1867
K01	4as myrtle-green	seen 30 October 1867
K02	4as sage-green	late 1867
J04	½a+1a deep blue	late 1867
C04	4as deep blue	late 1867
J05	½a+1a deep violet blue	late 1867
C05	4as deep violet blue	late 1867
J06	½a+1a indigo	Dec? 1867
C06	4as indigo Jammu	Dec 1867 - Feb 1868?
C06a	4as indigo Srinagar	Jan 1868
C07	1a ‘indigo’	ever existent?
K03	4as emerald-green	1868
K04	4as red	alleged error 1868?
L01	8as ‘reds’	1868 onward
J07	½a+1a salmon orange	May? 1868
J08	½a+1a dull vermilion	Jan 1869
C08	4as dull vermilion	Jan 1869
J09	½a+1a scarlet-red	1869
C09	4as scarlet-red	1869
B04	1a scarlet-red	1869
A04	½a scarlet-red	1869 (non-postal)
J10	½a+1a salmon-red	late 1869
E06	½a violet blues	1870
F07	1a brownish-orange	1870
A05	½ brownish-orange	1870
H02	2as orange-yellow	seen 2 May 1872
H03	2as gold	1872?
F08	1a bright orange	1872?
J11	½a+1a orange	1872
C10	4as orange	1872
B05	1a orange	1872
J12	½a+1a orange-red	1872
C11	4as orange-red	1872
B06	1a orange-red	1872
A06	½a orange-red	1872
J13	½a+1a bright red	1874
C12	4as bright red	1874
B07	1a bright red	1874
A07	½a bright red	1874
L02	8as bright red	1874?
J14	½a+1a bright orange-red	1874
C13	4as bright orange-red	1874
A08	½a bright orange-red	1874
J15	½a+1a Prussian blue	1874?
J16	½a+1a deep black	1874 special
C14	4as deep black	1874 special
B08	1a deep black	1874 special
A09	½a deep black	1874 special
J17	½a+1a emerald-green	1874 special
C15	4as emerald-green	1874 special
B09	1a emerald-green	1874 special
A10	½a emerald-green	1874 special
C16	4as yellow	1874? special
B10	1a yellow	1874? special
A11	½a yellow	postal use July 1876
J18	½a+1a lake	Sep 1875
C17	4as lake	1875
J19	½a+1a orange-vermilion	1875?
C18	4as orange-vermilion	1875?
B11	1a orange-vermilion	1875?
A12	½a orange-vermilion	Oct 1875
E07	½a bright blue	1876
F09	1a orange-vermilion	1876
J20	½a+1a bright blue	1876 special
C19	4as bright blue	1876 special
B12	1a bright blue	1876 special
A13	½a bright blue	1876 special
C20	4as imperial blue	1876 special
B13	1a imperial blue	1876 special
A14	½a imperial blue	1876 special
C21	4as deep black-blue	1876 special
C22	4as carmine-red	1876
A15	½a carmine-red	1876
A16	½a brownish-reds	1876
I01	½a rose-red (fake?)	Sep 1877

Same, Arranged by Implement
A01	½a black/grey-black	23 Mar 1866 - Sep 1867
A02	½a dull blue	30 Mar 1866 - Jun 1866
A03	½a ultramarines	Apr? 1866
A04	½a scarlet-red	1869 (non-postal)
A05	½ brownish-orange	1870
A06	½a orange-red	1872
A07	½a bright red	1874
A08	½a bright orange-red	1874
A09	½a deep black	1874 special
A10	½a emerald-green	1874 special
A11	½a yellow	postal use July 1876
A12	½a orange-vermilion	Oct 1875
A13	½a bright blue	1876 special
A14	½a imperial blue	1876 special
A15	½a carmine-red	1876
A16	½a brownish-reds	1876
B01	1a bright ultramarine	~royal blue, 24 Mar 66-Apr 66
B02	1a ultramarines	Mar 1866 - May? 1867
B03	1a grey-black	14 Apr 1866
B04	1a scarlet-red	1869
B05	1a orange	1872
B06	1a orange-red	1872
B07	1a bright red	1874
B08	1a deep black	1874 special
B09	1a emerald-green	1874 special
B10	1a yellow	1874? special
B11	1a orange-vermilion	1875?
B12	1a bright blue	1876 special
B13	1a imperial blue	1876 special
C01	4as “royal blue”	? (recognized as such by SG)
C02	4as ultramarines	Apr 1866 - Mar? 1867
C03	4as grey-black	Aug-Sep 1867
C04	4as deep blue	late 1867
C05	4as deep violet blue	late 1867
C06	4as indigo Jammu	Dec 1867 - Feb 1868?
C06a	4as indigo Srinagar	Jan 1868
C07	1a ‘indigo’	ever existent?
C08	4as dull vermilion	Jan 1869
C09	4as scarlet-red	1869
C10	4as orange	1872
C11	4as orange-red	1872
C12	4as bright red	1874
C13	4as bright orange-red	1874
C14	4as deep black	1874 special
C15	4as emerald-green	1874 special
C16	4as yellow	1874? special
C17	4as lake	1875
C18	4as orange-vermilion	1875?
C19	4as bright blue	1876 special
C20	4as imperial blue	1876 special
C21	4as deep black-blue	1876 special
C22	4as carmine-red	1876
D00	½a grey-black	essay, Aug? 1866, diag laid
D01	½a grey-black	Sep? 1866 - 22 Apr 1867
D02	½a deep black	1866?
EF0	½a+1a grey-black	plate proof, Sep? 1866
E01	½a grey-black	9 Oct 1866 - 9 May 1867
E02	½a ‘blue’	Apr 1867
E03	½a ultramarine	Jun 1867
E04	½a deep blue	Jun 1867
E05	½a light blue	Jun 1867
E06	½a violet blues	1870
E07	½a bright blue	1876
F01	1a grey-black	11 Mar 1867 - May? 1867
F02	1a ‘blue’	Apr 1867
F03	1a ultramarine	seen 20 Jun 1867
F04	1a deep blue	Jun 1867
F05	8as Venetian red	Jun? 1867
F06	1a Venetian red	seen 20 Jun 1867
F07	1a brownish-orange	1870
F08	1a bright orange	1872?
F09	1a orange-vermilion	1876
GH0	¼a+2as grey-black	plate proof, Jun? 1867
G01	¼a grey-black	Jun? 1867 - end
H01	2as buff	Jul? 1867
H02	2as orange-yellow	seen 2 May 1872
H03	2as gold	1872?
I01	½a rose-red (fake?)	Sep 1877
J01	½a+1a grey-black	Aug-Sep 1867
J02	½a+1a deep ultramarine	Sep? 1867
J03	½a+1a deep slate violet	Sep? 1867
J04	½a+1a deep blue	late 1867
J05	½a+1a deep violet blue	late 1867
J06	½a+1a indigo	Dec? 1867
J07	½a+1a salmon orange	May? 1868
J08	½a+1a dull vermilion	Jan 1869
J09	½a+1a scarlet-red	1869
J10	½a+1a salmon-red	late 1869
J11	½a+1a orange	1872
J12	½a+1a orange-red	1872
J13	½a+1a bright red	1874
J14	½a+1a bright orange-red	1874
J15	½a+1a Prussian blue	1874?
J16	½a+1a deep black	1874 special
J17	½a+1a emerald-green	1874 special
J18	½a+1a lake	Sep 1875
J19	½a+1a orange-vermilion	1875?
J20	½a+1a bright blue	1876 special
K01	4as myrtle-green	seen 30 October 1867
K02	4as sage-green	late 1867
K03	4as emerald-green	1868
K04	4as red	alleged error 1868?
L00	8as grey-black	die proof, Jun? 1867
L01	8as ‘reds’	1868 onward
L02	8as bright red	1874?

Same, Arranged by Color-family
A01	½a black/grey-black	23 Mar 1866 - Sep 1867
B03	1a grey-black	14 Apr 1866
D00	½a grey-black	essay, Aug? 1866, diag laid
D01	½a grey-black	Sep? 1866 - 22 Apr 1867
EF0	½a+1a grey-black	plate proof, Sep? 1866
E01	½a grey-black	9 Oct 1866 - 9 May 1867
F01	1a grey-black	11 Mar 1867 - May? 1867
GH0	¼a+2as grey-black	plate proof, Jun? 1867
G01	¼a grey-black	Jun? 1867 - end
L00	8as grey-black	die proof, Jun? 1867
J01	½a+1a grey-black	Aug-Sep 1867
C03	4as grey-black	Aug-Sep 1867
J16	½a+1a deep black	1874 special
C14	4as deep black	1874 special
B08	1a deep black	1874 special
A09	½a deep black	1874 special
D02	½a deep black	1866?
B01	1a bright ultramarine	~royal blue, 24 Mar 66-Apr 66
C01	4as “royal blue”	? (recognized as such by SG)
B02	1a ultramarines	Mar 1866 - May? 1867
A02	½a dull blue	30 Mar 1866 - Jun 1866
A03	½a ultramarines	Apr? 1866
C02	4as ultramarines	Apr 1866 - Mar? 1867
E02	½a ‘blue’	Apr 1867
F02	1a ‘blue’	Apr 1867
E03	½a ultramarine	Jun 1867
F03	1a ultramarine	seen 20 Jun 1867
E04	½a deep blue	Jun 1867
F04	1a deep blue	Jun 1867
E05	½a light blue	Jun 1867
J02	½a+1a deep ultramarine	Sep? 1867
J03	½a+1a deep slate violet	Sep? 1867
J04	½a+1a deep blue	late 1867
C04	4as deep blue	late 1867
J05	½a+1a deep violet blue	late 1867
C05	4as deep violet blue	late 1867
J06	½a+1a indigo	Dec? 1867
C06	4as indigo Jammu	Dec 1867 - Feb 1868?
C06a	4as indigo Srinagar	Jan 1868
C07	1a ‘indigo’	ever existent?
E06	½a violet blues	1870
J15	½a+1a Prussian blue	1874?
E07	½a bright blue	1876
J20	½a+1a bright blue	1876 special
C19	4as bright blue	1876 special
B12	1a bright blue	1876 special
A13	½a bright blue	1876 special
C20	4as imperial blue	1876 special
B13	1a imperial blue	1876 special
A14	½a imperial blue	1876 special
C21	4as deep black-blue	1876 special
F05	8as Venetian red	Jun? 1867
F06	1a Venetian red	seen 20 Jun 1867
K04	4as red	alleged error 1868?
L01	8as ‘reds’	1868 onward
J08	½a+1a dull vermilion	Jan 1869
C08	4as dull vermilion	Jan 1869
J09	½a+1a scarlet-red	1869
C09	4as scarlet-red	1869
B04	1a scarlet-red	1869
A04	½a scarlet-red	1869 (non-postal)
J10	½a+1a salmon-red	late 1869
J12	½a+1a orange-red	1872
C11	4as orange-red	1872
B06	1a orange-red	1872
A06	½a orange-red	1872
J13	½a+1a bright red	1874
C12	4as bright red	1874
B07	1a bright red	1874
A07	½a bright red	1874
L02	8as bright red	1874?
J14	½a+1a bright orange-red	1874
C13	4as bright orange-red	1874
A08	½a bright orange-red	1874
J18	½a+1a lake	Sep 1875
C17	4as lake	1875
J19	½a+1a orange-vermilion	1875?
C18	4as orange-vermilion	1875?
B11	1a orange-vermilion	1875?
A12	½a orange-vermilion	Oct 1875
F09	1a orange-vermilion	1876
C22	4as carmine-red	1876
A15	½a carmine-red	1876
A16	½a brownish-reds	1876
I01	½a rose-red (fake?)	Sep 1877
J07	½a+1a salmon orange	May? 1868
A05	½ brownish-orange	1870
F07	1a brownish-orange	1870
F08	1a bright orange	1872?
J11	½a+1a orange	1872
C10	4as orange	1872
B05	1a orange	1872
H01	2as buff	Jul? 1867
H02	2as orange-yellow	seen 2 May 1872
H03	2as gold	1872?
C16	4as yellow	1874? special
B10	1a yellow	1874? special
A11	½a yellow	postal use July 1876
K01	4as myrtle-green	seen 30 October 1867
K02	4as sage-green	late 1867
K03	4as emerald-green	1868
J17	½a+1a emerald-green	1874 special
C15	4as emerald-green	1874 special
B09	1a emerald-green	1874 special
A10	½a emerald-green	1874 special

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