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WilliamOUCH! Did you use lacquer thinner or alcohol to take it off or were you scraping/sanding it off? Whatever you did, I agree, it looks horrible. Forget about matching the color with a new coat. It takes years to yellow and when you overlap the edges there will be a distinct line.
I've never tried this, and I wouldn't otherwise, however, since it's a total loss, I'd try the denatured alcohol route and cross my fingers and pray that it doesn't remove the ink in the stamping. Alcohol is used to remove lacquer and shellac from furniture. It's not good stuff so wear some quality chemical resistant gloves. Make long clean strokes and rotate your rag after each stroke to prevent rubbing the shellac into the leather. Good luck.