If I'm not mistaken, the rule is that you have two shard stamps of the same color, that equals a full stamp of that color. So if you have to red shard stamps, you can basically trade them for a full red stamp. But you can't trade them in for a stamp of any other color.
If you have a red shard and an orange shard, you cannot put them together to get a full stamp. They must be the same color.
I hope that helps!