Brazil 1844 "Inclinados"

 The inclined ones appeared as a result of a letter sent to the Director of the Post, by then inspector of the treasury of Sergipe, who complained about the ease of reusing the stamps already used, that is, the Bull's Eyes, thus causing a decrease in public income.

The Director General of the Postal Service arranged for the stamps to be printed in a smaller format, on much thinner paper and with such a glue that it would be very difficult to completely tear them off.

Thus, the "Inclinados" were born.

The paper used comes in 3 varieties

Paper Varieties (all wove):

(1) Thick, hard yellowish (70-100 microns)

(2) Medium, smooth, hard ivory (45-60 microns)

(3) Thin, soft, porous greyish (45 microns)

Genuine issues & varieties

Forgeries

The forgeries are plentiful and as many as 20  varieties have been discovered.

However, several are rare or only found in a few values

The ones in this article account for the majority.

The apparent production dates range from 1864 to 1910

Mercier forgeries

Mercier was a Swiss dealer known for quality work.

They were released circa 1910

Engraved on hard, greyish wove paper (90 microns)

The ornamental backgrounds in Mercier's creations are too stark and white.

Oneglia forgeries

Well made engraved forgeries.

The ornamental backgrounds are too stark and white.

All with "CORREIO GERALDACORTE 12 16-8 14" cancel.

"Spiro" forgeries

Although listed as Spiro forgeries, it is possible he only sold them.

The rounded ends of the 1's and the short top of the 3 in "300" are key

Unknown forger

The numerals are uneven and not near to the originals

Very thick 1's

Torres forgery

I have not found other matching values

Heavily detailed background

Note the large round dots not found in any others.

Unique forgeries

I have not found matching one of other values

Bogus color issues all from the same source

Listed as "color trials" but they do not natch the originals

Fournier Forgeries

These appear to be the only ones he sold

Cancel is a CDS (CORREIO GERADACORTE}

They were made in early1900 by an unknown source

Worksheet

Cancelled with  CDS (CORREIO GERADACORTE}