Reference Library - Ink
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 |
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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 |
Akyuz, Tanil and Sevim Akyuz | Investigations on Empire series postage stamps of Ottomans (printed 1880-1890) by vibrational spectroscopic and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence techniques | Vibrational Spectroscopy 89 2017. pp. 37-43 |
Allen, James A. and Thomas Lera | The U.S. 1851 3¢ Stamp: Color, Chemistry, and Changes | IAP I pp 71-82 |
Araki, Shuki, E. Kondo,T. Shibata, T. Yokota, M.Suzuki, T.Hirashita, K.Yamaguchi, H.Matsumoto and Y.Murase | Analysis of Pigments in the Printing Inks of the First Japanese Postage Stamps, the Hand-Engraved Issues | Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn.,89, pp 595-602 |
Bala, W., M. Wojdyla, M. Rebarz, M. Szybowic, M. Drozdowski, A. Grodzicki, P. Piszczek | Influence of central metal atom in MPc (M = Cu, Zn, Mg, Co) on Raman, FT-IR, absorbance, reflectance, and photoluminescence spectra | Journal of Optoelectonics and Advanced Materials, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2009, pp 264 - 269 |
Barwis, John H and Harry G. Brittain | Ink Composition of the U.S. 3¢ stamps of 1870-1883 | IAP II pp 49-56 |
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 |
Boyle, Erin S.n Nathan A. Neff-Mallon, Jonathan D. Handali, and John C. Wright | Resonance IR: A Coherent Multidimensional Analogue of Resonance Raman | J. Phys. Chem. A 2014, 118, pp. 3112-3119 |
Brinkley, Daniel W. | Examination and Analysis of the Inks used to Print the 1851 3-cent Stamp Using a Scanning Electron Microscope | IAP IV pp 21-30 |
Brittain, Harry G, Kevin G. Lowther | PF and APEX Authenticate Scott 416a on Cover; Brown-Yellow Shades Found Among Scott 433 | The United States Specialist 1091. 92(1) 2021 pp. 26-34 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Infrared Spectroscopic and X-Ray Diffraction Studies of the Typographed Confederate 5¢ Stamps | IAP I pp 47-55 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Forensic Studies of Stamps Issued by the Confederate States of America Part II. The Engraved 2-Cent Andrew Jackson Issue | The Confederate Philatelist Vol. 58 (3) July-September 2013 pp 5-13 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Forensic Studies of Stamps Issued by the Confederate States of America, Part VI. The Steel-Plate Engraved 20-Cent George Washington Issue | The Confederate Philatelist Vol. 59(4) 4th Quarter, 2014 pp 5-11 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR FT-IR) Spectroscopy as a Forensic Method to Determine the Composition of Inks Used to Print the United States One-cent Blue Benjamin Franklin Postage Stamps of the 19th Century | Applied Spectroscopy 2016, Vol. 70(1) 128-136 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Forensic Analysis: Composition of Ink and Paper of the 1c 1861 Stamp | The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues 239 vol 65(3), pp 264-271 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Forensic Studies of Stamps Issued by the Confederate States of America. Part I. The Typographed 5-cent Blue Jefferson Davis Issues | The Confederate Philatelist Vol. 58(2) April-June 2013. pp 5-15 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Forensic Studies of Stamps Issued by the Confederate States of America, Part V. The Steel-Plate Engraved, 10-Cent Jefferson Davis Type II Issue | The Confederate Philatelist Vol. 59(2) 2nd Quarter, 2014 pp 5-11 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Further Invesitgation into the Printing Ink Pigments of Scott #416 and Scott #415a | The United States Specialist 91(8) 2020 pp. 346-353 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Use of X-ray Diffraction and Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy for the Study of Paper and Ink in Postage Stamps | IAP IV pp 1-6 |
Brittain, Harry G. | Evolution of the Ink and Paper Composition in the Stamps of the 1893 Columbian Issues | IAP IV pp 7-12 |
Brittain, Harry G. and Patricia A. Kaufmann | Forensic Studies of Stamps Issued by the Confederate States of America, Part III. The Copper-Plate Engraved 10-Cent Jefferson Davis Issues. | The Confederate Philatelist Vol. 58 (4) 4th Quarter, 2013 pp 5-12 |
Brittain, Harry G., Kevin G. Lowther | FTIR Spectroscopy Used to Analyze Brown-Yellow Washington-Franklins | The United States Specialist 90(2) 2019 pp. 61-71 |
Burkhardt, Andreas and Kurt Kimmel | Neue Forschungsergebnisse dank Röntgendiagnostik (Teil 3) (New research results thanks to X-ray diagnostics (part 3) | Schweizerishe Briefmarkenzeitung 2006 3 pp 90-92 |
Burkhardt, Andreas and Kurt Kimmel | Neue Forschungsergebnisse dank Röntgendiagnostik (Teil 1) (New research results thanks to X-ray diagnostics (part 1)) | Schweizerishe Briefmarkenzeitung 2005 10 pp 366-367 |
Burkhardt, Andreas and Kurt Kimmel | Neue Forschungsergebnisse dank Röntgendiagnostik (Teil 2) (New research results thanks to X-ray diagnostics (part 2) | Schweizerishe Briefmarkenzeitung 2005 12 pp 502- |
Burkhardt, Andreas and Kurt Kimmel | A New Approach to Philatelic Examination: Non-destructive X-ray Fluorescence Analysis | Collectors Club Philatelist 2008 Vol. 87(3) pp 163-175 |
Burkhardt, Andreas and Roger Schmidt | Basler (Gift) - Tauben nach 150 Jahren entlarvt (Basler (poison) - doves debunked after 150 years) | Schweizerishe Briefmarkenzeitung 2000 12 pp 615-621 |
Castro, Kepa, Benito Abalos, Irantzu Martinez-Arkarazo,Nestor Etxebarria and Juan Manuel Madariaga | Scientific examination of classic Spanish stamps with colour error, a non-invasive micro-Raman and micro-XRF approach: The King Alfonso XIII (1889-1901 ''Pelon'') 15 cents definitive issue | Journal of Cultural Heritage 9 (2008) pp.189-195 |
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 |
Cesareo, Roberto and Antonio Brunetti | X-ray fluorescence-analysis of 19th century stamps | X-Ray Spectrom. 2008, 37. pp. 260-264 |
Chaplin, Tracey D., Alicia Jurado-Lopez, Robin J. H. Clark, and David R. Beech | Identification by Raman microscopy of pigments on early postage stamps: distinction between original 1847 and 1858-1862, forged and reproduction postage stamps of Mauritius | J. Raman Spectrosc. 2004, 35. pp. 600-604 |
Chaplin, Tracey D., Robin J. H. Clark and David R. Beech | Comparison of genuine (1851-1852 AD) and forged or reproduction Hawaiian Missionary stamps using Raman microscopy | J. Raman Spectrosc. 2002, 33. pp. 424-428 |
Chaplin, Tracey D., Robin J. H. Clark, David Jacobs, Kristian Jensen and Gregory D. Smith | The Gutenberg Bibles: Analysis of the Illuminations and Inks Using Raman Spectroscopy | Anal. Chem. 2005, 77, 3611-3622 |
Charles, Jr., Harry K. | Exploring Color Mysteries in the United States Large and Small Numeral Postage Due stamps using X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry | IAP III |
Charles, Jr., Harry K. | 1894 and 1895 Series First Bureau Postage Due Stamps: Questions of Color, Fluorescence, and Early Use: Part 1 | IAP IV pp 79-92 |
Charles, Jr., Harry K. | 1894 and 1895 Series First Bureau Postage Due Stamps: Questions of Color, Fluorescence, and Early Use: Part 2 | IAP IV pp 93-102 |
Cibulskis, John M | Analysis of Color Varieties Using Scanned Images | German Postal Specialist, May 2015. pp. 201-220 |
Cipolla II, Roland H | Discovery: Bisected Use of One-cent 1851 Stamp | The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues, 237, 65(1) 2013. pp 37-47 |
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 Milianib | Photoluminescence Properties of Zinc Oxide in Paints: A Study of the Effect of Self-Absorption and Passivation | Applied Spectroscopy 2012 Vol 66(10) pp. 1233-41 |
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 |
Comelli, Daniela, Cosimo D'Andrea, Gianluca Valentini, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Chiara Colombo and Lucia Toniolo | Fluorescence lifetime imaging and spectroscopy as tools for nondestructive analysis of works of art | Applied Optics 43(1) 2004. pp.2175-83. |
Corbeil, Marie-Claude, Jean-Pierre Charland and Elizabeth A. Moffatt | The characterization of cobat violet pigments | Studies in Conservation 47, 2002 pp. 237-249 |
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 |
Ferrer, Nuria | FT-IR Spectroscopy and Microscopy with a Diamond Cell Applied to Forensic and Industrial Samples | Mikrochim, Acta [Suppl.] 14 (1997). pp. 329-332 |
Ferrer, Nuria and Anna Vila | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy applied to ink characterization of one-penny postage stamps printed 1841-1880 | Analytica Chimica Acta 555 (2006). pp. 161-166 |
Gill, Thomas E. | Analysis of Postage Stamps by Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission Spectrometry | IAP I pp 93-90 |
Glazer, Myles and Jeffrey Dow | An X-Ray Fluorescence Investigation and Analysis of the 12/6 King George VI Stamps of Bermuda | The American Philatelist, June 1983. pp. 512-513 |
Hahn, Joseph D. | Originals and Reprints of Seebeck Issues: A Scientific Method of Classification | The Seebecker, 4(1), June 1992 pp ? |
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 |
Hofmeyr Jan | A Quantitative Color Analysis of the US 3c 1861 Issue | IAP IV pp 59-70 |
Huynh, Vivian, Ubisha Joshi, Jennifer M. Leveille, Teresa D. Golden and Guido F. Verbeck | Nanomanipulation-coupled to nanospray mass spectrometry applied to document and ink analysis | Forensic Science International 242 (2014) 150-156 |
Imperio, Eleonora, Gabriele Giancane and Ludovico Valli | Spectral characterization of postage stamp printing inks by means of Raman spectroscopy | Analyst, 2015, 140. pp. 1702-1710 |
Johnson, Chelsea E., Paul Martin, Katherine A. Roberts, Tatiana Trejos, Ruthmara Corzo, Jose R. Almirall and Alan M. Safer | The Capability of Raman Microspectroscopy to Differentiate Printing Inks | J Forensic Sci., 63(1) 2018 pp. 66-79 |
Jones, Roger W., Robert B. Cody and John F. McClelland | Differentiating writing inks using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry. | Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51(4) 2006 pp :915-918 |
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 |
Judge, Richard H. | Philatelic Application of Wavelength Resolved Fluorescence | IAP IV pp 71-78 |
Kettle, Sidney F. A., Eliano Diana, Edoardo M. C. Marchese, Enrico Boccaleri and Pier Luigi Stanghellini | The vibrational spectra of the cyanide ligand revisited: the v(CN) infrared and Raman spectroscopy of Prussian blue and its analogues | J. Raman Spectrosc. 2011, 42, pp.2006-2014 |
Kher, Ashwini, Mary Mulholland, Elinore Green, Brian Reedy | Forensic classification of ballpoint pen inks using high performance liquid chromatography and infrared spectroscopy with principal components analysis and linear discriminant analysis | Vibrational Spectroscopy 40 (2006) pp. 270-277 |
Kunjappu, Joy | Ink chemistry: | Chemistry World: 28 Feb 2003: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/ink-chemistry/3002158.article |
LaPorte, Gerald M. and Joseh C. Stephens | Analysis Techniques Used for the Forensic Examination of Writing and Printing Inks | Forensic Chemistry Handbook, First Edition. Edited by Lawrence Kobilinsky, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2012. Chapter 6 pp.225-250 |
Lera, Thomas | The Use of X-ray Fluorescence in Detecting Philatelic Forgeries | IAP II pp 133-134 |
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. | Scientific Examination of a New Venezuelan "Color Error" | Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 91(3) 2005 pp. 163-167 |
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. | Special X-ray techniques for examining stamps and covers | Fakes Forgeries Experts, No 6, May 2003 pp 111-117 |
Liston, Edward M. | A Scientific Investigation of the 'Pink' Problem United States 1861-1898 3c Scott Numbers 64 and 65 | The Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 90(2). pp. 269-284 |
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 |
Melendez-Perez, Jose Javier, Deleon Nascimento Correa, Vinicius Veri Hernandes, Damila Rodrigues de Morais, Rodrigo Borges de Oliveira, Wanderley de Souza, Jandyson Machado Santos and Marcos Nogueira Eberlin | Forensic Application of X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Discrimination of Authentic and Counterfeit Revenue Stamps | Applied Spectroscopy 2016, Vol. 70(11). pp. 1910-1915 |
Milks, John E. | The 1898 map stamp: colour origins | BNA Topics 60(2) 2003. pp 34-37 |
Milks, John E. and Robert L. Kugel | X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Early Canadian Stamps (1851-1897) Part 3. Six Cent Large Queen | BNA Topics 50(5) 1993. pp 28-31 |
Milks, John E. and Robert L. Kugel | The Use of X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Characterize Printings of Early Canadian Stamps ( 1851-1897) | Maple Leafs 22(3) 1991. pp 83-89 |
Milks, John E. and Robert L. Kugel | The Use of X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Characterize Printings of Early Canadian Stamps ( 1851-1897)- Part 2. | Maple Leafs 22(4) 1991. pp 133-136 |
Moreira dos Santos, Fernando Silva | Non Desctructive Analyses: Creating Standards For Imperial Brazilian Stamps From A Case Study Of Cottons Essays | IAP III |
Najjar, Abed Habib | Forensic Analysis of Great Britain 1858-1879. 1d Plate 77 Stamps on Cover | IAP I pp 56-70 |
Najjar, Abed Habib | Great Britain: The 1858-1879 1d Rose-Red Plate 77. A Discovery that Raises Questions (Part 2) | The GB Journal Vol. 47(5) 2009. pp. 98-112 |
Najjar, Abed Habib | Great Britain: The 1858-1879 1d Rose-Red Plate 77. A Discovery that Raises Questions (Part 3) | The GB Journal Vol. 47(6) 2009. pp. 131-142 |
Najjar, Abed Habib | Great Britain: The 1858-1879 1d Rose-Red Plate 77. A Discovery that Raises Questions | Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 87(5), 2008 pp. 269-284 |
Najjar, Abed Habib | Great Britain: The 1858-1879 1d Rose-Red Plate 77. Questions, and Possible Answers, Concluded | Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 87(6), 2008 pp. 333-345 |
Najjar, Abed Habib | Great Britain: The 1858-1879 1d Rose-Red Plate 77. A Discovery that Raises Questions | The GB Journal Vol. 47(4) 2009. pp. 25-31 |
Neunteufel, Robert | Spectroscopic Examinations of Stamps' Colours for Age Assessment and Authentication | Fakes Forgeries Experts, No 6, May 2003 pp. 147-156 |
Odenweller, Robert P. | New Zealand: Inks Used for the Early Chalon Heads | Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 88(4) 2009 pp. 246-250 |
Oliaiy, P., D. Agha-Aligol, F. Shokouhi and M. Lamehi-Rachti | Analysis of Iranian postage stamps belonging to the Qajar dynasty (18th-20th Century's) by micro-PIXE | X-Ray Spectrom. 2009, 38 pp. 479-486 |
Pinto, Catarina Monteiro | A Forensic (Chemical) Analysis of Portuguese Postage Stamps (1857-1909) | Departamento de Química, Universidade de Coimbra http://hdl.handle.net/10316/83039 |
Pinto, Catarine and J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo | The molecules of color in Portuguese postage stamps (1857-1909) | Pure Appl. Chem. 90(3) 2018. pp. 435-445 |
Poslusny, Matthew and Kenneth Daugherty | A Novel Approach to Looking at Stamps | The American Philatelist. Aug. 1990. pp.722 |
Pottier, Fabien, Anne Michelin, Christine Andraud, Fabrice Goubard, and Bertrand Lavedrine | Characterizing the Intrinsic Fluorescence Properties of Historical Painting Materials: The Case Study of a Sixteenth-Century Mesoamerican Manuscript | Applied Spectroscopy 72(4) 2018 pp. 573-583 |
Prelss, Ivor L. and Stephen Roble | Radioisotope X-ray Fluorescence in Philately | Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev. 1982, 21 pp. 676-678 |
Romani, Aldo, Cattia Cleminti, Costanza Miliani and Gianna Favaro | Fluorescence Spectroscopy: A Powerful Technique for the Noninvasive Characterization of Artwork | Accounts of Chemical Research 43(6) 2010 pp. 837-846 |
Romero, M. T. and N. Ferrer | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Applied to the Characterisation of 17th-20th Century Calcographic and Xylographic Inks | Mikrochim. Acta 131 (1999) pp. 237-245 |
Sanchez, Hector Jorge and Maria Cecilia Valentinuzzi | Authentication of postal pieces by spatially resolved x-ray fluorescence analysis | X-Ray Spectrom. 2006 35 pp. 379-382 |
Schwab, Nicolas V., José Augusto Da-Col, Peter Meyer, Maria I. M. S. Bueno and Marcos N. Eberlin | Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Profile of Some Brazilian Postage Stamps | J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 27(7) 2016 pp. 1305-1310 |
Sharkey, John B. | Chemistry of Postage Stamps: Dyes, Phosphors, Adhesives | Journal of Chemical Education 64(3) 1987, pp. 195-200 |
Shugar, Aaron N. | Handheld Macro-SRF scanning: Development of Collimators for Sub-mm Resolution | IAP IV pp 13-20 |
Silva, Carlos Eduardo, Luciana P. Silva, Howell G. M. Edwards, Luiz Fernando C. de Oliveira | Diffuse reflection FTIR spectral database of dyes and pigments | Anal Bioanal Chem (2006) 386 pp. 2183-2191 |
Thy, Peter | The Vermilion Ink Used by McCorquodale for the 1889-90 British Bechuanaland Registration Envelopes | Collectors Club Philatelist Volume 98(3) 2019 pp.84-98 |
Tomasini, E., G. Siracusano and M.S. Maier | Spectroscopic, morphological and chemical characterization of historic pigments based on carbon. Paths for the identification of an artistic pigment | Microchemical Journal 102 (2012) pp. 28- 37 |
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 |
University of Kansas | Thinking about Ink: Composition, History, and Uses | https://chem.ku.edu/sites/chem.ku.edu/files/docs/CHEM190/printing_ink.pdf |
Vila, Anna, Nuria Ferrer and Jose F. Garcia | Colored inks analysis and differentiation: A first step in artistic contemporary prints discrimination | Analytica Chimica Acta 588 2007 pp. 96-107 |
Walsh, John M. | Newfoundland : 1919 Caribou Issue 15¢ Denomination.Its True Ink Ingerdient Structure Discovery | Maple Leaves 36 pp. 461-471 |
Youssefi, Joe | Application of Advanced Tools to Persian Philately | IAP II pp 137-137 |
Zieba-Palus, Janina and Beata M. Trzcinska | Establishing of Chemical Composition of Printing Ink | J Forensic Sci., 56(3) 2011 pp. 819-21 |