Genuine Stamps
Ed.107 |
Ed. 108 |
Ed. 109 |
Ed. 110 |
Ed. 111 |
Ed.112 |
Ed. 113 |
Ed.114 |
Ed. NE3 - not issued |
Features of the original stamps
1. White area & line break in top left2. & 3. Line breaks in the outer oval
4. Line break
5. Line break
6. V Notch in the end of the C
Forgeries
Ed. 107
Forgery Type IVery crude and rough
Letters are awkward and uneven
Coarse shading throughout
Crude forgery
Eyes are narrow
Top letters are short
Wide spacing in background waves
Decent forgery
Top letters are short and not well aligned
The eyes are not properly shaped
Pupils too dark
Bottom letters are thinner
Very dark background
Chin & neck shading wrong
Good forgery similar to the Type V
Background in the oval irregular
Letters are thinner
Eyes are slightly different
Very good forgery – probably Segui
Shading around contour of face and neck is lacking
Shading on chin and neck is heavier
Excellent forgery – possibly Sperati
Almost identical to Type X but more breaks in the lines
Possibly a Type XI with fake cancels
Ed. 108
Type IVery good forgery
Very heavy shading lines throughout
White space in neck is different
Somewhat crude
Details lacking
Eyes are wrong
fair forgery
Very heavy shading on chin
Eyes and shading are different
Small s below is misshapen
Very thick letters
Heavy shading throughout
Ed. 109
Sperati forgeryAlmost perfect forgery as it was taken from an original
Minor differences in the shading especially the hair
Shading around the eyelid is more pronounced
Very good forgery – possibly Fournier
Breaks around outer oval frame missing
L in MIL is too short
Many minor details are missing
Eyes are too narrow
2nd top C is distorted
Fournier Forgery
Lacks genuine features
Eyes are different
Shading lines different
Segui forgery
Genuine traits lacking
Second 0 of 600 not as inclined
Eyes are very different
Segui Forgery
Genuine traits are missing
Eyes are very different
Face looks wider
Segui Barrado
Fournier Forgery
Genuine traits missing
Heavy shading throughout
Lower U is too high
Heavy chin shading
Shading around eyes too heavy
Has what looks like an "a" in the mid left frame
Ed. 111
Sperati ForgeryThe loss of white space between the horizontal lines of shading is very noticeable
The curved frameline at top is broken twice, at left and near center
The thick inner curved frame lines do not meet at the top left corner and there is another break to the right in the top line
Lacks genuine features
Eyes are different
Shading lines different
Genuine traits lacking
Second 0 of 600 not as inclined
Eyes are very different
Ed. 112
Sperati forgery
The loss of white space between the horizontal lines of shading is very noticeable
The curved frameline at top is broken twice, at left and near center
The thick inner curved frame lines do not meet at the top left corner and there is another break to the right in the top line
Genuine traits are missing
Eyes are very different
Face looks wider
The star of the matron's crown has its lower tip twisted to the right.
Genuine traits missing
Heavy shading throughout
Lower U is too high
Ed. 114
Sperati ForgeryThe paper, perforation and cancel are genuine on the above forgeries. The design of a lower valued stamp of the same series was removed by Sperati, he then printed the design on it. He made this forgery look
like as if the cancel was on top.
Flaw in the "S" of ROOMS at the top.
In the middle of the right leg of the top "A" there is a spiky color.
In the top left corner the inside frame lines do not meet
The star of the crown is shaped and inclined differently
Eyes are very different
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