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    Master Color Scheme
    Site Tour FFFFFF 255/ 255 /255 White letters for page banners Site Tour CCCCCC 204/ 204 /204 Pale Gray original color Site Tour 999999 51/ 51 /51 Light Gray changeback Site Tour 333333 51/51/51 Obscure Gray changeto Site Tour 000000 0/0/0 Black color bars / precancel bars



    Home FFE0E0 255/ 240 /240 Extremely Pale Red for background Home FFCCCC 255/ 205 /205 Pale Weak Red letters for page banners Home FF9999 255/ 153 /153 Pale Dull Red original color Home FF99CC 255/ 153 /204 Pale Dull Pink changeback Home CC9999 204/ 153 /153 Light Weak Red changeto Home CC6699 204/ 102 /153 Light Dull Pink Home FF3399 255/ 51 /153 Light Hard Pink color bars Home CC0066 204/ 0 /102 Dark Hard Pink precancel bars



    Site Map FFFFE0 255/ 255 /240 Extremely Pale Yellow for background Site Map FFFFCC 255/ 255 /204 Pale Weak Yellow letters for page banners Site Map FFFF99 255/ 255 /153 Pale Dull Yellow original color Site Map FFCC99 255/ 204 /153 Pale Dull Orange changeback Site Map CCCC99 204/ 204 /153 Light Weak Yellow changeto Site Map CC9966 204/ 153 /102 Light Dull Orange Site Map FF9933 255/ 153 /51 Light Hard Orange color bars Site Map CC6600 204/ 102 /0 Dark Hard Orange precancel bars



    Club Info E0FFE0 240/ 255 /240 Extremely Pale Green for background Club Info CCFFCC 204/ 255 /204 Pale Weak Green letters for page banners Club Info 99FF99 153/ 255 /153 Pale Dull Green original color Club Info CCFF99 204/ 255 /153 Pale Dull Spring changeback Club Info 99CC99 153/ 204 /153 Light Weak Green changeto Club Info 99CC66 153/ 204 /102 Light Dull Spring Club Info 99FF33 153/ 255 /51 Light Hard Spring color bars Club Info 66CC00 102/ 204 /0 Dark Hard Spring precancel bars



    Precancel Info E0FFFF 240/ 255 /255 Extremely Pale Cyan for background Precancel Info CCFFFF 204/ 255 /255 Pale Weak Cyan letters for page banners Precancel Info 99FFFF 153/ 255 /255 Pale Dull Cyan original color Precancel Info 99FFCC 153/ 255 /204 Pale Dull Teal changeback Precancel Info 99CCCC 153/ 204 /204 Light Weak Cyan changeto Precancel Info 66CC99 102/ 204 /153 Light Dull Teal Precancel Info 33FF99 51/ 255 /153 Light Hard Teal color bars Precancel Info 00CC66 0/ 204 /102 Dark Hard Teal precancel bars



    Links FFE0FF 255/ 240 /255 Extremely Pale Magenta for background Links FFCCFF 255/ 204 /255 Pale Weak Magenta letters for page banners Links FF99FF 255/ 153 /255 Pale Dull Magenta original color Links CC99FF 204/ 153 /255 Pale Dull Violet changeback Links CC99CC 204/ 153 /204 Light Weak Magenta changeto Links 9966CC 255/ 153 /255 Light Dull Violet Links 9933FF 153/ 51 /255 Light Hard Violet color bars Links 6600CC 102/ 0 /204 Dark Hard Violet precancel bars



    Awards E0E0FF 240/ 240 /255 Extremely Pale Blue for background Awards CCCCFF 204/ 204 /255 Pale Weak Blue letters for page banners Awards 9999FF 204/ 204 /255 Pale Dull Blue original color Awards 99CCFF 153/ 204 /255 Pale Dull Azure changeback Awards 9999CC 153/ 153 /204 Light Weak Blue changeto Awards 6699CC 102/ 153 /204 Light Dull Azure Awards 3399FF 51/ 153 /255 Light Hard Azure color bars Awards 0066CC 0/ 102 /204 Dark Hard Azure precancel bars

    Post Office Timeline backgrounds
    E0FFFF 240/ 255 /255 Extremely Pale Cyan for Spanish ( -1821) FFE0FF 255/ 240 /255 Extremely Pale Magenta for Mexican (1821-1836) FFFFE0 255/ 255 /240 Extremely Pale Yellow for Republic of Texas (1836-1846) E0E0FF 240/ 240 /255 Extremely Pale Blue for antebellum US (1846-1861) E0E0E0 240/ 240 /240 Extremely Pale Gray for Confederate (1861-1865) FFFFFF 255/ 255 /255 (default) White for U.S.A./USPOD/USPS (1866- )
    Precancel Status Boxes
    FFE0E0 255/ 240 /240 Extremely Pale Red PRECANCEL BOX = no device known PHASE OUT COLOR, use postmark color E0FFE0 240/ 255 /240 Extremely Pale Green PRECANCEL BOX = device known PHASE OUT COLOR, use postmark color FFFFFF 255/ 255 /255 (default) White FFFFE0 255/ 255 /240 Extremely Pale Yellow. OPERATING BOX = need PO walk-in or write-in. Leave until definite answer from most knowledgeable person from later visit FFE0E0 255/ 240 /240 Extremely Pale Red OPERATING BOX = device gone E0FFE0 240/ 255 /240 Extremely Pale Green OPERATING BOX = device found recently
    County Cross Reference backgrounds
    99FFFF 204/ 255 /255 Pale Cyan (Spanish cross reference needed?), previous community name FF99FF 255/ 204 /255 Pale Magenta (Mexican cross reference needed?), current working pointer FFFF99 255/ 255 /204 Pale Yellow time Republic of Texas post office is in another county 9999FF 204/ 204 /255 Pale Blue time antebellum US post office is in another county 999999 204/ 204 /204 Pale Gray time Confederate Post Office is in another county 99FF99 204/ 255 /204 Pale Green modern post office is in another county FF9999 255/ 204 /204 Pale Red city boundary extends into this county, post office in another county
    Postmark Rarity Chart (11 steps), green to red via yellow, blue extra
    rarity (10)
    unreported
    rarity 9
    over $500
    rarity 8
    $200 to $500
    rarity 7
    $100 to $200
    rarity 6
    $50 to $100
    rarity 5
    $25 to $50
    rarity 4
    $15 to $25
    rarity 3
    $8 to $15
    rarity 2
    $2 to $8
    rarity 1
    $2 or less
    rarity 0
  • Stamps are in hand for the remainder of style chart
  • Texas on Texas precancel stamps will be placed at the tops of several pages.
  • Change rest of external links to target="_blank"
  • Change rest of internal links to target="__top" except for other anchor points in pages.
  • Aljapaco top rated award does not want _top, so now I will take them out.
  • Add keyword site search (Atomz?).
  • Change stamp GIFs to JPGs (95%) to save space. A change of the Auction Lots page worked well. The scanner software is not working at present. Maybe later.
  • To pass validation change change deprecated HTML to CSS or W3C 4.0 standard HTML.
  • Add precancel message group. Well, I did. Two days later, Delphi reduced the capability of basic access to make it uncontrollable by the host.
  • Change character 149 (bullet) to character 8226 (bullet) to pass new validation standards.
  • Analyze and correct W3C checklink recommendations if possible.
  • Change award pages from 2 wide to 1 wide to fit in a width of 90% 800x600. Even though originally designed for 1024x768 and it says so on the home page, more and more sites are ignoring the former "anything goes" tradition in awards sections, and disqualifying sites that have a horizontal scroll anywhere at 800x600 resolution.
  • Note COUNTY SEAT on proper town in county pages.
  • See TexasBOB for derivation of County Names.
  • Replace font and bold in award section with class=award in table cells.
  • Change bottom navigation in Award Sites pages to up to 10 pages above or below or all pages in the same level, not page 1 of all levels. Awards unrated pages done through page 0k.
  • Change e-mail addresses to javascript, as in aw/awards.htm. Also break up /a and make one line.
  • Added precancel device detail in towns as far as SANTA FE
  • Add pastel backgrounds in county pages for Mexican, Republic, antebellum, civil war. Post offices color can be added at TR level, at least as far as BASTROP COUNTY
  • Added discontinued post offices as far as BEXAR COUNTY
  • Added address, hours, phone number for operating post offices. Large cities can be checked by zip code on www.usps.gov US Postal Service site as far as 75102 and 77000-77024 to obtain the address of main and branch offices with phone number and hours. An online search at www.melissadata.com also works and has zip codes delivered, but contains old data checked as far as _____. It also had a county display of address, which is faster than the USPS search.
  • Add double interlaced cross references for the time post offices were in OTHER counties, see ANDREWS/GAINES COUNTIES. Color will be slightly darker than that for the active post offices.
  • Add red/green/yellow pastel to county post office operating box as in legend above, as far as ANDERSON COUNTY.
  • Add red/green pastel to county post office precancel box as in legend above, as far as ANDERSON COUNTY.
  • Add type=text/javascript to e-mail scripts. See a/amarillo.
  • Change post office separators in county to thin graphic. Done as far as DEWITT
  • Justify county links at tops of pages. Done as far as GALVESTON.
  • Justify city links at tops of pages. Done as far as ABBOTT.
  • The style was changed to remove rollover BOLD. Highlighted links can be bold and others normal. Highlight current page at bottom and add left and right round bullets around the link. Bold text link for page and add similar larger bullets
  • Change Home to Entry on top navigation, and split Home and Entry on bottom navigation. Copy version at bottom of ABBOTT to other towns.
  • Update master zip code set from 75001. Change directory sections for each 3 digit set. Add zip code sections to site. They are in process, with bad links if the individual zip code page has not been created.

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