Engravings by Eugenio Juliá Jover.
Printed in letterpress at the National Stamp Factory.
Size 20x25mm. Sheets of 100 stamps or 200 stamps. Perfed 14, comb.
Circulation: July 1, 1874. Validity until October 1, 1874 (10 c.) and July 31, 1875 (the rest).
Genuine Issues
Ed 141 & 142
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Ed 143 |
Ed 144 |
Ed 145 |
Ed 146 |
Ed 147 & 147a |
Ed 148 |
Ed 149 |
Ed 150 |
Ed 151 |
Ed 152 |
Forgeries
Ed 141
Type IIIBottom letters too thick – T tops not slanted
Brick like sections in the crown are very different
Shape in lower right of shield is awkward
D in DE is slanted
C of CENT has large serif
Tower on shield is wrong
Ed 144
Segui Forgery
Printed by lithography on medium white paper.
1 White spot in the "S" of SPAIN.
2 Line perfed 14 1/4 instead of comb 14
Ed 145
Type IThin left frame
Missing a lot of shading & details
Typical dot in S
Bottom numerals and letters are larger
Well executed forgery
Left side of last A in ESPANA is curved
White dots in letters
4 is inclined
Missing many details
Ed 146
Segui Forgery
Printed by lithography on medium white paper.
1 White spot in the "S" of SPAIN.
2 Line perf 14 1/4 instead the genuine comb 14
Lacks many finer details
4 left side not curved
Ed 148
Postal forgeryVery well done except for missing fine details
Forgery Type I
Lacking genuine traits
Face very different
Corner elements are wrong
Unknown typeEd 150
Segui forgeryPrinted by lithography on medium white paper.
1 White spot in the "S" of SPAIN.
2 Line perf 14 1/4 instead the genuine comb 14
Genuine elements missing
Face is very different
Large 1’s too thin
Type II – telegraph use
Shading lines missing
Major difference in letters especially UNAPESATA
Unknown forgery
Face is very different
Large 1’s too thin
Shading lines missing
Major difference in letters especially UNAPESATA
Type III
Excellent forgery
Minor differences in letters and the face
Tilde over the N is thinner
Excellent forgery
Minor differences in letters and the face
Tilde over the N is thinner
Very good forgery
Much heavier shading
Wide tilde over the N
Dots along the outer frame are smaller and less prominent
Lacking genuine details
Thinner letters
Face is different
Large foot on the top 4
Much heavier shading
Wide tilde over the N
Dots along the outer frame are smaller and less prominent
Ed 151
Type ILacking genuine details
Thinner letters
Face is different
Large foot on the top 4
Lacking genuine details
Thinner letters
Face is different
Type III – crude forgery – telegraph useThinner letters
Face is different
Lacking genuine traits
Face very different
Corner elements are wrong
Large 4
Face is different
Side letters increase in size
The second I of COMUNICACIONS is broken
The A of this same word has a bad right leg
Break in the S of PESATA
Ed 152
Type IThe 8 is malformed
Several letters are broken
Genuine traits are lacking
Large tilde
The face is wrong
Very dark shading
The first N in COMUNICACIONES is broken
The second E of PESETA is broken at the top
The 1 of 1874 has a black spot on the left hand side.
References
Introduccion al estudio y relacion de los sellos falsos postales de Espana – Francisco Graus
Michel Europe West 2012
Spain & Dependencies – Edifil.2009
Focus on Forgeries – Varro Tyler
Spain Specialized Vol.1 1850-1931 Edifil Tome 1
Catalogo dos Sellos De Espana – Antonio Duro
Seranne Guide to Forgeries
Torres Catalog 1879
Las falsificaciones del Sello Espanol – A. Monne 1965
SPAIN FORGERIES 1850 to 1925 by De Haene
FFE #7 FORGERIES SPAIN
Timbrex – H. Schloss
Forged Stamps of all Countries – Dorn
HANDBUCH DER BRIEFMARKENKUNDE HEFT 6: CARLISTISCHE POST – H. NEUES
Album Weeds – Earree
Tedesco Forgery Index
Handbok Fer Filatelister – S. Tullberg
Guia del coleccionista de sellos de Correos de España, 1850-54 – Tort
Members of Spanish forums
Forgeries of Europe - Bynof
Introduccion al estudio y relacion de los sellos falsos postales de Espana – Francisco Graus
Michel Europe West 2012
Spain & Dependencies – Edifil.2009
Focus on Forgeries – Varro Tyler
Spain Specialized Vol.1 1850-1931 Edifil Tome 1
Catalogo dos Sellos De Espana – Antonio Duro
Seranne Guide to Forgeries
Torres Catalog 1879
Las falsificaciones del Sello Espanol – A. Monne 1965
SPAIN FORGERIES 1850 to 1925 by De Haene
FFE #7 FORGERIES SPAIN
Timbrex – H. Schloss
Forged Stamps of all Countries – Dorn
HANDBUCH DER BRIEFMARKENKUNDE HEFT 6: CARLISTISCHE POST – H. NEUES
Album Weeds – Earree
Tedesco Forgery Index
Handbok Fer Filatelister – S. Tullberg
Guia del coleccionista de sellos de Correos de España, 1850-54 – Tort
Members of Spanish forums
Forgeries of Europe - Bynof
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