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purple

Stamps with this color only:
  • Colnect-3452-557-Seated-Britannia.jpg
  • Colnect-4345-329-Athens-GA.jpg
  • Colnect-4345-330-Athens-GA.jpg
  • Colnect-3039-005-Issues-of-1862.jpg
  • Cape6pence1862.jpg
  • Colnect-1072-434-Coat-of-arms-Luxembourg.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-782-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-783-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-784-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-4065-683-Winfield-Scott-1786-1866-United-States-Army-general.jpg
  • Stamp_Hawaii_1878_Kamamalu_Sc30b.jpg
  • Colnect-2072-406-Antonio-Gonz%C3%A1lez-Balcarce.jpg
  • Colnect-204-959-Justice---Benjamin-Franklin.jpg
  • Colnect-204-960-Justice---Andrew-Jackson.jpg
  • Colnect-204-961-Justice---George-Washington.jpg
  • Colnect-204-962-Justice---Abraham-Lincoln.jpg
  • Colnect-204-963-Justice---Thomas-Jefferson.jpg
  • Colnect-204-965-Justice---Henry-Clay.jpg
  • Colnect-204-966-Justice---Daniel-Webster.jpg
  • Colnect-204-967-Justice---G-eacute-n-eacute-ral-Winfield-Scott.jpg
  • Colnect-204-968-Justice---Alexander-Hamilton.jpg
  • Colnect-204-969-Justice---Commodore-Perry.jpg
  • Colnect-4189-811-Issues-of-1875-1878.jpg
  • Colnect-4444-413-Pedro-Justo-Berrio.jpg
  • Colnect-1741-169-Issues-of-1875-81.jpg
  • Colnect-4444-414-Pedro-Justo-Berrio.jpg
  • ARC-colombia02.jpg-crop-116x130at205-51.jpg
  • Colnect-2877-065-Condor.jpg
  • Colnect-4679-624-Coats-of-Arms.jpg
  • Colnect-3446-766-Coat-of-Arms.jpg
  • Colnect-2827-650-Alfonso-XII-1857-1885-king-of-Spain.jpg
  • Colnect-4964-808-Coats-of-Arms.jpg
  • Colnect-1929-129-Numeral-of-Value.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-838-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-2778-778-Juarezovprnt-number-date.jpg
  • Colnect-6329-897-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-845-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-4444-439-Coat-of-Arms.jpg
  • Colnect-1407-132-Palm-Trees.jpg
  • Colnect-121-285-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-318-458-Effigy-of-Sim%C3%B3n-Bol%C3%ADvar.jpg
  • Colnect-5522-758-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-6024-216-Queen-Victoria-UK-Overstamped.jpg
  • Colnect-2877-085-General-Antonio-Nari%C3%B1o.jpg
  • WSA-Argentina-Postage-1884-90.jpg-crop-123x148at448-980.jpg
  • Colnect-784-828-15-sen-bright-violet.jpg
  • Colnect-4072-711-Commodore-Oliver-Hazard-Perry-1785-1819.jpg
  • Colnect-4097-291-Sphinx-in-front-of-Cheops-pyramid.jpg
  • Colnect-1023-932-Southern-Cross.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-880-NSW-centenary.jpg
  • Colnect-5917-416-Cifra-ABN---New-Colors.jpg
  • Colnect-4960-271-Country-Arm.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-898-NSW-centenary.jpg
  • Colnect-1753-252-Andrew-Jackson-1767-1845-seventh-President-of-the-USA.jpg
  • Colnect-5434-125-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-5434-126-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1190-525-President-Luis-Bogr%C3%A1n-1845-1895.jpg
  • Colnect-547-336-Coat-Of-Arms-With-Elephant-Op-Official.jpg
  • Ecuador_1892_Sc30.jpg
  • Colnect-547-326-Coat-Of-Arms-With-Elephant.jpg
  • Colnect-4960-282-400-Anniversary-of-the-discovery-of-America.jpg
  • Colnect-2588-537-Wagon-with-One-Shaft.jpg
  • Colnect-4072-540-Columbus-Welcomed-at-Barcelona.jpg
  • Colnect-4441-514-Princess-Victoria-Kamamalu.jpg
  • Colnect-1712-945-General-Carlos-Ezeta-1853-1903.jpg
  • Colnect-1190-542-President-Trinidad-Cabanas-1802-1871.jpg
  • US_stamp_1894_3c_Jackson.jpg
  • Colnect-1670-425-Country-Symbols.jpg
  • Colnect-2357-537-Yin-Yang.jpg
  • Colnect-2788-349-Mail-Coach.jpg
  • Colnect-2587-498-Wagon-with-One-Shaft.jpg
  • Colnect-4072-682-Andrew-Jackson-1767-1845-seventh-President-of-the-USA.jpg
  • Colnect-1929-134-Numeral-type-letterpress-surcharge.jpg
  • Colnect-2367-509-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1550-849-Queen-Victoria---Overprint---ARMY-OFFICIAL.jpg
  • Colnect-1734-655-Celio-Arias-1835-1890.jpg
  • Colnect-1547-218-Armoires.jpg
  • Colnect-3964-447-Queen-Victoria-with-Widow-s-Veil.jpg
  • Colnect-1873-809-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-2824-760-Yin-Yang-orange-red-overprint.jpg
  • Colnect-6089-506-Provisional.jpg
  • Colnect-3097-488-Sphinx-in-front-of-Cheops-pyramid.jpg
  • Colnect-471-961-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-4946-658-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Timbre_Victoria_feuille_2c_Canada_1897.jpg
  • Colnect-2788-362-Mail-Coach.jpg
  • Colnect-3687-921-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-679-103-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-3406-165-Cuba.jpg
  • Colnect-2090-057-Andrew-Jackson.jpg
(plus 910 more images)

In combination with other colors:
  • Colnect-2484-780-King-Wilhelm-III.jpg
  • Colnect-4456-741-Simon-Bolivar-no-date.jpg
  • Colnect-4875-526-Simon-Bolivar-no-date.jpg
  • Colnect-3828-252-Definitive-imprint-country-name-in-four-languages.jpg
  • Colnect-4081-857-Issues-of-1889-1903.jpg
  • Honduras_1891_Sc63.jpg
  • Colnect-4180-143-Tiger-Panthera-tigris.jpg
  • Colnect-1650-711-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-4180-172-Tiger-Panthera-tigris.jpg
  • Colnect-2587-545-Wagon-with-One-Shaft.jpg
  • Gas_inspection_stamp.jpg
  • Colnect-4980-652-Coat-of-Arms-of-BCA-white-background.jpg
  • Colnect-5522-764-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-5665-618-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-2550-049-Postman-with-Dromedary-Camelus-dromedarius.jpg
  • Colnect-1695-055-Imperial-Yacht--SMS-Hohenzollern-.jpg
  • Colnect-2587-539-Wagon-with-One-Shaft.jpg
  • Colnect-800-013-Leopard-Panthera-pardus.jpg
  • Colnect-6203-161-overprint-on--Germania-.jpg
  • DR_1900_61_Germania_Reichspost.jpg
  • Colnect-1659-763-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1659-765-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-2617-456-Queen-Victoria.jpg
  • Colnect-1694-990-Germania-with-overprint.jpg
  • Colnect-1278-001-overprint-on--Germania-.jpg
  • D-S%25C3%25BCdwestafrika_1901_18.jpg
  • Colnect-5217-379-SMS-Hohenzollern.jpg
  • Colnect-4932-025-overprint-on--Germania-.jpg
  • Colnect-3946-526-SMS-Hohenzollern.jpg
  • Colnect-5217-356-Imperial-Yacht--SMS-Hohenzollern-.jpg
  • Colnect-568-515-Ship-SMS--Hohenzollern-.jpg
  • Colnect-3946-504-SMS-Hohenzollern.jpg
  • D-Ostafrika_1901_17.jpg
  • Colnect-2388-091-Queen-Victoria---surcharged.jpg
  • Stamp_British_Honduras_1902_2c.jpg
  • Colnect-2794-985-Regular-Issues-of-1902.jpg
  • Colnect-530-154-King-Eduard-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1105-108-Regular-Issues-of-1902.jpg
  • Colnect-1107-180-Regular-Issues-of-1902.jpg
  • Colnect-2794-984-Regular-Issues-of-1902.jpg
  • Colnect-2683-879-Issues-of-1895-1904.jpg
  • Colnect-1116-945-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1107-184-Regular-Issues-of-1902.jpg
  • DR_1902_76_Germania.jpg
  • Colnect-2617-429-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1675-194-Issues-of-1903.jpg
  • Colnect-2497-831-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-5833-050-Roseau.jpg
  • Colnect-3687-750-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-2464-223-Issues-of-1903.jpg
  • Colnect-5724-290-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-5556-588-Medicinal-Spring.jpg
  • Colnect-1184-560-Columbus.jpg
  • Colnect-4980-659-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-2013-696-Roseau.jpg
  • Colnect-1740-011-King-Edward-VII-1841-1910.jpg
  • Colnect-1412-248-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-2529-898-Badge-of-Colony.jpg
  • Colnect-5266-506-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1280-409-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1280-428-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1280-386-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-4466-168-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1280-410-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-2026-789-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Germania_Marke.jpg
  • Colnect-1742-880-Issues-of-1905-11.jpg
  • Colnect-2107-502-Issues-of-1905-1910.jpg
  • Colnect-2269-867-Issues-of-1905-1910.jpg
  • Colnect-754-564-King-Eduard-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1107-825-Issues-of-1905-11.jpg
  • Colnect-2284-563-Tiger-Panthera-tigris.jpg
  • Colnect-2284-562-Tiger-Panthera-tigris.jpg
  • Colnect-4091-271-Issues-of-1905-11.jpg
  • Colnect-5172-154-Tiger-Panthera-tigris.jpg
  • Colnect-1270-517-SMS-Hohenzollern.jpg
  • Colnect-1694-994-Germania-with-overprint.jpg
  • Colnect-1278-025-overprint-on--Germania-.jpg
  • Colnect-1652-589-Issue-of-1904-1909.jpg
  • Colnect-1107-215-Issues-of-1905-11.jpg
  • Colnect-476-560-Common-Agama-Agama-agama.jpg
  • Colnect-754-572-King-Eduard-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-2503-808-Manuel-J-Hurtado.jpg
  • Colnect-2013-747-Roseau.jpg
  • Colnect-3685-223-King-Edward-VII.jpg
  • Colnect-1230-657-Issues-of-1907-10.jpg
  • Colnect-1383-941-Issues-of-1907-1921.jpg
  • Colnect-801-601-Woman-from-Tonkin.jpg
  • Colnect-2875-411-Jos-eacute--Mar-iacute-a-Castro-Madriz.jpg
  • Colnect-3822-117-King-Edward-VII.jpg
(plus 673 more images)
Stamps with this paper color:
  • Colnect-3737-126-National-Coat-of-Arms-dated-1316.jpg
  • Colnect-3823-736-National-Coat-of-Arms-undated.jpg
Description: purple
Abbrev: pur

Red: 0.50 (127)
Green: 0.00 (0)
Blue: 0.50 (127)



Used by 1431 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Aden postage 4/1/1937 8a issue=1937 d=dhow wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
Aden postage 1/17/1949 10r issue=Silver Wedding d=Queen Elizabeth & King George VI wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=11.5x11
Afghanistan postage 2/26/1927 10p issue=8th Anniversary of Independence d=White background unwmk
Afghanistan postage 1934 20p issue=1934 d=Darul Funun palace unwmk perf=12
Afghanistan postage 10/1939 10p issue=1939 d=Darul Funun palace 1939 unwmk perf=12
Afghanistan parcel post 1921 30p issue=1921 parcel d=Habibia College, Kabul unwmk
Albania postage 4/25/1938 1fr issue=Wedding of Zog and Geraldine d=Queen Geraldine & King Zog unwmk perf=14
Albania postage 10/6/1946 40q issue=Balkan Games 1946 unwmk perf=11.5
Albania postage 11/29/1947 8l issue=liberation 3rd dt=war scenes d=‭Winter advance unwmk
Albania postage 10/16/1949 50q issue=1949 d=Enver Hoxha (1949)
Albania postage 5/24/1951 8l issue=Congress of Permet 7th d=Enver Hoxha during a Speech unwmk perf=12
Albania postage 5/31/1962 9L issue=Olympics 1964 in 1962 d=javelin unwmk perf=14
Albania postage 5/31/1962 9L issue=Olympics 1964 in 1962 imperf d=javelin unwmk imperf
Albania postage 7/31/1962 1l issue=World Cup 1962 unwmk imperf
Albania postage 3/18/1971 1,10L issue=Centenary of Paris Commune d=execution unwmk
Albania airmail 10/8/1930 3fr issue=1930 air d=King Zog & plane over Tirane (b) unwmk perf=14
Albania airmail 10/8/1931 3fr issue=Opening of the air route Tirana-Rome d=King Zog & plane over Tirane (b) on=issue=1930 air-3fr unwmk perf=14
Algeria semipostal 3/26/1949 15+5fr issue=Stamp Day 1949 unwmk
Algeria semipostal 3/14/1953 12+3fr issue=Stamp Day 1953 unwmk
Andorra (Fr) postage 1949 5fr issue=1949 unwmk
Andorra (Fr) postage 2/10/1958 65fr issue=1955 d=Les Bons unwmk perf=13
Andorra (Fr) postage due 1937 2fr issue=1935 due unwmk
Andorra (Fr) postage due 1943 30c issue=1943 chiffre-taxe unwmk
Angola airmail 7/26/1938 20c issue=Empire d=airplane over globe unwmk perf=13.5x13
Antigua postage 10/10/1949 6p issue=UPU 75th d=Mercury scattering letters over globe wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=11x11.5
Argentina postage 1873 1c issue=1867b d=Balcarce unwmk perf=12
Argentina postage 1/15/1888 25c issue=1888a d=Belgrano (1888) unwmk perf=11.5
Argentina postage 1922 1/2c issue=1922a wmk=RA in sun
Argentina postage 1922 1/2c issue=1922a d=Perf: 13½ wmk=RA in sun
Argentina postage 12/1923 25c issue=1923b d=San Martin (1923) var=no period after value wmk=RA in sun perf=13.25x12.5
Argentina postage 4/1/1939 5p issue=11th UPU Congress d=Lake Frias wmk=RA in sun
Argentina postage 12/12/1959 1p issue=Treaty of San Jose de Flores 100th unwmk
Argentina postage 5/28/1960 1p issue=May Revolution 150th d=Saavedra and Chapter Hall, Buenos Aires unwmk perf=13.5
Argentina postage 5/13/1961 2p pc=grayish issue=Tagore 100th d=Tagore unwmk
Argentina postage 3/1/1975 2p issue=1974 d=General San Martin unwmk
Argentina airmail 8/16/1957 2p issue=Inter-American Economic Conference unwmk
New South Wales postage 9/1/1867 10d issue=1867 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 10d) wmk=single-lined 10
New South Wales postage 9/1/1867 10d issue=1867 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 10d) wmk=single-lined 10
New South Wales postage 9/1/1867 10d issue=1867 d=Queen Victoria (New South Wales 10d) wmk=single-lined 10
New South Wales postage 1882 6p issue=1882 d=Queen Victoria (1872 New South Wales 6d) wmk=small crown & NSW
New South Wales postage 1890 5sh d=map of Australia (1889) wmk=5/- & NSW in diamond perf=10
New South Wales postage 1897 2 1/2d d=Queen Victoria & stars var=11 lines in star perf=13
New South Wales postage 1897 2 1/2d d=Queen Victoria & stars var=16 lines in star perf=13
New South Wales official 12/1/1879 6p issue=1879 official d=Queen Victoria (1872 New South Wales 6d) wmk=small crown & NSW
New South Wales official 1882 6p issue=1881 official d=Queen Victoria (1872 New South Wales 6d) wmk=large crown & NSW
New South Wales official 2/15/1890 5sh issue=1889 official d=map of Australia (1889) oc=blk on=1890-5sh wmk=5/- & NSW in diamond perf=10
South Australia postage 1904 2p d=Queen Victoria (1868 South Australia) wmk=crown & SA close
South Australia postage 1909 2sh6p issue=1906 d=Queen Victoria (1904) wmk=crown & single-lined A (WA)
South Australia official 1874 9p issue=1874 official a wmk=large star
South Australia official 1876 4p issue=1876 official wmk=star broad points
(plus 1381 more) See all uses as list

Used by 6 stamps as paper color: (See all uses as list)
Afghanistan postage 1898 2ab blk issue=1898 d=seal unwmk
Afghanistan registration 1898 2ab blk issue=1898 registration d=seal unwmk imperf
Bolivar postage 1903 1p graygrn issue=1903a d=Fernandez Madrid unwmk perf=12
Bolivar postage 1903 1p graygrn issue=1903b d=Fernandez Madrid unwmk imperf
Bolivar late fee 1903 20c dkvio issue=1903 late fee d=Retardo unwmk perf=12
Bolivar late fee 1903 20c dkvio issue=1903 late fee d=Retardo unwmk imperf
Used in 178 combinations:
Prussian blue & purple, bister & purple, black & brown & purple, black & purple, black & purple & red orange, black green & purple, blue & purple, blue & purple & carmine, blue & purple & red, blue black & purple, blue gray & purple, blue green & purple, blue violet & purple, bright blue & purple, brown & bister brown & purple, brown & blue & purple, brown & purple, brown & purple & blue, brown olive & purple, brown orange & purple, brown red & purple, buff & purple, carmine & purple, carmine brown & purple, carmine rose & purple, dark blue & purple, dark brown & purple, dark carmine brown & purple, dark gray & purple, dark gray green & purple, dark green & purple, dark green & rose brown & purple, dark orange & purple, dark purple & purple, dark red & lilac & purple, dark red & purple, dark red & purple & brown, deep blue & purple, deep green & purple, dull blue & purple, dull green & purple, dull purple & purple, emerald & purple, gold & purple, gold & purple & lilac, gray & purple, gray black & purple, gray blue & purple, gray brown & purple, gray green & purple, gray purple & purple, gray violet & purple, green & purple, green blue & purple, green gray & purple, indigo & purple, light brown & purple, light purple & purple, light ultramarine & purple, lilac & purple, mauve & purple & green, multicolored & purple, olive & purple, olive bister & purple, olive brown & purple, olive green & purple, orange & purple, orange red & purple, pink & purple, purple (DUPLICATE 1793 vs 1793), purple & black, purple & black & gold, purple & black brown, purple & blue, purple & blue & red, purple & blue gray, purple & blue green, purple & blue violet, purple & bright purple, purple & brown, purple & brown & green, purple & brown & red, purple & brown black, purple & brown olive, purple & brown red, purple & carmine, purple & chocolate, purple & dark blue, purple & dark brown, purple & dark green, purple & dark olive green, purple & dark purple, purple & dark red violet, purple & dark violet, purple & gold, purple & gray, purple & gray black, purple & gray blue, purple & gray brown, purple & gray green, purple & gray purple, purple & gray violet, purple & green, purple & green & brown, purple & green & deep green, purple & green & orange, purple & green & red, purple & green blue, purple & indigo, purple & lake, purple & light blue, purple & light brown, purple & light gray blue, purple & light green, purple & light orange, purple & light purple, purple & light red, purple & light violet, purple & lilac, purple & multicolored, purple & ocher, purple & olive, purple & olive & red, purple & olive brown, purple & olive green, purple & olive yellow, purple & orange, purple & orange & brown, purple & orange brown, purple & orange red, purple & pale lilac, purple & purple, purple & purple brown, purple & red, purple & red & blue, purple & red brown, purple & red brown & green, purple & red lilac, purple & red purple, purple & red violet, purple & rose, purple & rose red, purple & salmon, purple & scarlet, purple & sepia, purple & silver, purple & slate, purple & slate black, purple & turquoise, purple & ultramarine, purple & vermilion, purple & violet, purple & violet blue, purple & violet brown, purple & yellow, purple & yellow & green, purple & yellow brown, purple & yellow green, purple brown & purple, red & purple, red & yellow & purple, red brown & purple, red orange & purple, red purple & purple, red violet & purple, rose brown & purple, rose purple & purple, scarlet & purple, sepia & purple, slate & purple, ultramarine & purple, vermilion & purple, violet & purple, violet blue & purple, violet brown & purple, yellow & purple, yellow green & purple, yellow orange & purple