Reference Library - Colorimetry
The links below to references in the literature which include analytical aspects of philately. These may be very important because the name of books and papers are often not indicative of details of their contents.
| Author | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aceto, Maurizio, Angelo Agostino, Gaia Fenoglio, Monica Gulmini, Valentina Bianco, Eleonora Pellizzi | Non invasive analysis of miniature paintings: Proposal for an analytical protocol | Spectrochimica Acta Part A 91 (2012) pp. 352- 359 |
| Allen, James A. and Thomas Lera | The U.S. 1851 3¢ Stamp: Color, Chemistry, and Changes | IAP I pp 71-82 |
| Barwis, John H and Harry G. Brittain | Ink Composition of the U.S. 3¢ stamps of 1870-1883 | IAP II pp 49-56 |
| Billmeyer, F.W., Jr. | Universal Color Language Definitions for Some Philatelic Color Aids | American Philatelist Jun 1982 pp. 506-516 |
| Bower, Nathan W., Conor J.K. Blanchet and Michael S. Epstein | Nondestructive Determination of the Age of 20th-Century Oil-Binder Ink Prints Using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR): A Case Study with Postage Stamps from the Lodz Ghetto | Applied Spectroscopy 2016, Vol. 70(1) pp 162-173 |
| Caswell, Lyman R. | Evaluation of Forensic Methods for Overprint Analysis | Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 91, No. 1 (2012). pp. 35-45 |
| Caswell, Lyman R. | Reflectance Spectroscopy of Colored Overprints | IAP I pp 101-107 |
| Cavaleria, Tiziana, Annamaria Giovagnoli, Marco Nervo | Pigments and mixtures identification by Visible Reflectance Spectroscopy | Procedia Chemistry 8 ( 2013 ) pp. 45-54 |
| Cibulskis, John M | Analysis of Color Varieties Using Scanned Images | German Postal Specialist, May 2015. pp. 201-220 |
| Cibulskis, John M | Resolving the Scanner Dependency in Color Matching | IAP II pp 41-47 |
| Cibulskis, John M. | The Colors of the Germany Crown and Eagle Series, Objectifying Their Classification by Color | IAP III |
| Cibulskis, John M. | Towards a Stamp-Oriented Color Guide: Objectifying Classification by Color | IAP II pp 31-39 |
| Clementi, C, B. Doherty, P.L. Gentili, C. Miliani, A. Romani, B.G. Brunetti and A. Sgamellotti | Vibrational and electronic properties of painting lakes | Appl. Phys. A 92, 2008 pp. 25-33 |
| Clementi, Catia, Francesca Rosi, Aldo Romani, Riccardo Vivani, Brunetto G. Brunetti and Costanza Miliani | Photoluminescence Properties of Zinc Oxide in Paints: A Study of the Effect of Self-Absorption and Passivation | Applied Spectroscopy 66(10), 2012 pp. 1233-1241 |
| DeBlois, Diane and Robert Dalton Harris | Prexies and the interaction of color | The Congress Book 2011 Original philatelic papers presented by invitation. Seventy-Seventh American Philatelic Congress August 12, 2011. APS StampShow 2011 Columbus, Ohio", Ed. Kenneth Trettin, 2011 |
| Eubanks, Gordon and Harry Brittain | Analysis of Pigment Composition of the U.S. 5c 1847 Issue | IAP II pp 131-132 |
| Gallegos, Guillermo F. and Thomas Lera | Scientific Analysis of El Salvador (1867) First Issue, Its Spiro Forgeries, and the 1c Colour Error (Text in Spanish) | Academus 21, 2017, pp. 91-97 |
| Gervais, Claire, Marie-Angelique Languille, Solenn Reguer, Martine Gillet, Sebastien Pelletier, Chantal Garnier, Edward P. Vicenzia and Loic Bertrand | Why does Prussian blue fade? Understanding the role(s) of the substrate | J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, pp. 1600-1609 |
| Gill, Thomas E. | Analysis of Postage Stamps by Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission Spectrometry | IAP I pp 93-90 |
| Glazer, Myles | The King George V High-Value Stamps of Bermuda, 1917-1938 (Book,Chapter 3) | Marblehead, MA, 1994 |
| Grandjean, Fernande, Louise Samain and Gary J. Long | Characterization and utilization of Prussian blue and its pigments | Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, pp. 18018-18044 |
| Hecht, Harry G. | The Interpretation of Diffuse Reflectance Spectra | Journal of Research of t he National Bureau of Standards-A. Physics and Chemistry Vol. 80A, No. 4, 1976 pp. 567-583 |
| Herendeen, David L. | Philatelic Shade Discrimination Based on Measured Colour - Corrigenda | London Philatelist May. 2011 (120). pp.153 |
| Herendeen, David L., James A. Allen and Thomas Lera | Philatelic Shade Discrimination Based on Measured Colour | London Philatelist Apr. 2011 (120). pp.105-117 |
| Hisey, Robert | Single Pixel Colorimetry and Optical Densitometry in Philately | IAP IV pp 31-36 |
| Hofmeyr Jan | A Quantitative Color Analysis of the US 3c 1861 Issue | IAP IV pp 59-70 |
| Judge, Richard H. | Chemistry of Aniline inks, 2-cent Admiral Issues of Canada | IAP III |
| Judge, Richard H. | The Admiral Issue of Canada: A Colorimetric and XRF Study of the Carmine 2¢ Issue | IAP II pp 21-30 |
| Kelly, K.L, and Billmeyer, F.W. Jr. | APS Manual for Determining Color Designations of Stamp Colors | American Philatetlist Aug 1981 pp. 709-717, 758 |
| Lera, Thomas | Colorimetric Analysis of an Enhanced Cancel on a Mauritius 1d Stamp | Fakes Forgeries Experts, No. 14, April 2011, pp.103-104 |
| Lera, Thomas, Jennifer Giaccai and Nicole Little | A Scientific Analysis of the First Issues of Chile 1853-1862, London Printing | IAP I pp 19-33 |
| Liston, Edward M. | A New Technique for Analyzing the Optical Spectra of Stamp Inks: U.S. 1861 Stamps | IAP II pp 135-136 |
| Liston, Edward M. | A New Technique for Analyzing The Optical Spectrum of Stamp Inks: A U.S. 1861 Case Study | Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 95(4) 2016. pp. 244-250 |
| Lyerla, Timothy A. | The Use of Tonal Histograms for the Study of Stamp Shades | IAP III |
| Lyerla, Timothy A. | Scanning for Stamp Shades | American Philatelist July 2014. pp. 666-670 |
| Lyerla, Timothy A. | Shade Verifications Using Tonal Histogram Analyses | IAP II pp 87-94 |
| Lyons, Larry | Using the Bruker XRF to Distinguish the Six Different Printings of the U.S. Newspaper Stamp Designs N4 and N5 | IAP III |
| McKee, Archie | Paper and Color Varieties of the People's Republic of China 'Workers and Soldiers' Definitive Set of 1955-1961 | IAP II pp 9-19 |
| Mead, Lawrence R. | Color examination of a difficult Helgoland issue with a Video Spectral Comparator | |
| Samain, Louise, Fernande Grandjean, Gary J. Long, Pauline Martinetto, Pierre Bordet, and David Strivay | Relationship between the Synthesis of Prussian Blue Pigments, Their Color, Physical Properties, and Their Behavior in Paint Layers | J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, pp. 9693-9712 |
| Tyler, Varro E. and Garnet E. Peck | Characterization of the Genuine Stamps, Reprints, and Forgeriesof the 1867 and 1868 Issues of Roman States by Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy | American Philatelist June 1978 pp. 580-587 |
| White, R. H. | Color in Philately (Book) | Philatelic Foundation,New York, N.Y. (1979) |
| Youssefi, Joe | Application of Advanced Tools to Persian Philately | IAP II pp 137-137 |