Spain - Segui Forgeries 1862-1875

 This is a contnuation of the most prolific and dagerous forger of Spanish stamps.

1862

Ed 60

Printed by typography on medium gray paper.
1 The line that joins the upper left ornament with the frame is short and does not touch.
2 The pearl that is under the first "A" of SPAIN is oval.
3 Lower lip non-existent.
4 The "C" of CORREOS rounded

Ed 61

Printed by typography on medium gray paper.
1 The line that joins the upper left ornament with the frame is short and does not touch.
2 The pearl that is under the first "A" of SPAIN is oval.
3 Lower lip non-existent.
4 The "C" of CORREOS rounded.

1864

Ed 66

Printed by typography

1 Second "R" is large. 

2 The lower pearl of the upper right scroll is unshaded. 

3 The eyebrow is formed by a line of the same thickness. 

4 Inscription very irregular. 

1865

Ed 70

The lion’s head is narrow.
The left triangle is short.
The hair is drawn with lines of uniform thickness.
The shading of the cheek made with very thick lines.
The chin is prominent
The left and right middle ornaments lack many details

Ed 71

1 The lion's head is narrow. 

2 The left triangle is short. 

3 The hair is drawn with lines of uniform thickness. 

4 The shading of the cheek made with very thick lines. 

5 The chin is prominent. 

Ed 72

The lion of the upper left ornament has no detail.
The first line of the background is very short.
Heavy shading above the eye
No white space in center of neck lines

Ed 73

1 The lion of the upper left ornament without any detail. 

2 The first line of the scratched background is very short. 

3 Front bulge. 

4 Few lines draw the hair from the top of the head. 

5 Vertex neck-bust ends in tip.

Ed 73 Segui color varieties

Ed 78

The lion of the upper left ornament without any detail.
The first line of the background is very short.
Few lines draw the hair from the top of the head.
Neck bust ends in tip.

1866

Ed 80

1 The lion's head is small and the crown almost priceless. 

2 The front area of ??the queen's crown protrudes slightly. 

3 The lining of the chin is a continuous line. 

4 The back of the neck is drawn with a straight line. 

5 The ear is small. 

Ed 80 Segui used

Ed 82

1 The lion’s head is small and the crown almost imperceptible.
2 The front area of the queen’s crown projects slightly.
3 The chin line is a continuous line.
4 The rear area of the neck is traced with a continuous line.
5 The ear is small

Ed 82 Segui Block

Ed 83

1. Small ear.
2. Forehead has slight bulge
3. 1 & 9 are inclined
4. Neck lines are heavy
5. Tip of crown protrudes slightly

Ed 83 Segui Block

Ed 84

1 The lion’s head is small
2 The front area of the queen’s crown protrudes slightly.
3 Chin is a continuous line.
4 The back of the neck is drawn with a continuous line.
5 The ear is small.
6. Background lines are broken & uneven

Ed 84 Segui Block

Ed 85

1. Small ear.
2. Forehead has slight bulge
3. Neck lines have no white space
4. Tip of crown protrudes slightly

Ed 86

1. No white space in neck lines
2. Bottom dot close to the C
3. eyebrow is thinner
4. Shading on nose is different

1867

Ed 89A

The ear lobe is larger
The corner elements are spaced further away from the oval frame
The shading on the neck does not extend as far into the cheek.
The tip of the neck is pointed.

Ed 90

No secret mark
The top bar of the E in DE is tilted upwards
The shading on the cheek is short.
Not enough lines in the shading above the eyebrow.

Ed 90 Segui Bloc

Ed 93

The top of the O in IMPRESSOS is not slanted
The break in the vertical left side of the 5 is missing
The break in the inner circle opposite the S is missing

Ed 94

Letters in the inside frame are thinner
The color dot under the O of FRANQUEO is missing
The numerals are thinner

Ed 95

Only 4 lines of shading above the eyebrow
The tilde above the N is short
The flower ornaments in the oval are not uniform

1868

Ed 97

No break in forehead line at eyebrow level
Shading in hair very heavy
Heavy shading on nose and ey

1870

Ed 109
Many minor details are missing
Eyes are too narrow

Ed 108 Segui Block

Ed 112

Many minor details are missing
Eyes are too narrow

Ed 112 Barrados

Ed 114

1 Lacks all marks of authenticity. 

2 The star of the matron's crown has its lower tip twisted to the right.triped above "5" only has 2 stripes for the 4 of the original.

Ed 114 Segui Block

Ed 114 Segu Barrados

1873

Ed 134

1 Perfs 13 3/4 line the original 14 comb. 

2 Lacks all marks of authenticity. 

3 Ball of the scepter moved to the right. 

4 Chest nipple drawn with a line and a dot. 

5 The letter "M" of COMMUNICATIONS higher on the left. 

6 Right upright of the "N" of short COMMUNICATIONS. 

Ed 139

Shadow around the skirt
P & E are less inclined
Slope of nose is differen

Ed 134 Segui Barrados

1874

Ed 144

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 144 Degui block

Ed 146

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

Ed 146 Segui Block

Ed 153 Segui Barrados

1875

The following are all sgui. I do not have the oiginals

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
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SPAIN FORGERIES 1850 to 1925 by De Haene
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Timbrex – H. Schloss
Forged Stamps of all Countries – Dorn
HANDBUCH DER BRIEFMARKENKUNDE HEFT 6: CARLISTISCHE POST – H. NEUES
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Spain - Segui Forgeries 1850-1860

Miguel Segui was a stamp forger of Barcelona.

He produced forgeries of Spain and all its colonies in 1905 through 1930.

His forgeries tend to be quite deceptive and can still be found online due to the large quantities produced.

Most of his forgeries are uncancelled and can be found in blocks.

Very little is known of his production means or who printed them.

These are his forgeries (right) compared to originals (left)

1850

Ed 1

An excellent forgery

Letters tend to lack larger serifs of the original.

Ed 2

Printed by typography on thick paper.
1. The crown has several differences
2. The shading lines in the hair are thicker and more pronounced
3 The eye does not have an ellipse underneath.
4 The neck is outlined by a well defined line, whereas in the original it is formed by the grid of the background
5. The ornament to the left of 1850 has 3 spurs on its left side instead of 2

Ed 2 Block

Ed 3

1. Large space between frames
2. Heavy shaded eyebrow
3. Mouth line is thick and does not curve as much
4. Corner element misshapen
5. No bump on the 8.
6. More white space and broken lines in the hair

Ed 3 Block

Ed 4

Note the small dot of color in the eye
The back neckline is solid
The dash connecting the frame lines is missing
The hair lines are coarser
The tip of the crown comes to a point
Most Segui forgeries are found without cancels

Ed 5

1. The corner breaks are missing
2. The A has a slanted middle bar
3. The S is larger
4. The hair lines are coarser
5. A break in the frame
6. The nose is more pointed

1851

Ed 6

Nose comes to a point

Back of the neck is not a solid line

The top of the E in SEIS is slanted differently

Thick hair lines

The center pearl of the left rosette has a half moon dash instead of a large black dot

Ed 7

Printed by typography on thin white paper. It is also found on paper of brown color hue

1 “DO” letters larger than “CE”

2 The nostril and the corners of the mouth are formed by thick and short lines.

3 The base of the second “1” is short on the right.

4 The thick line of separation between the neck and the base of the bust is open at the back.

5 The shadow of the center pearl of the rear set is an arc instead of a point.

Ed 8

Printed by typography on white or yellowish paper, thin or medium.

1 Letter O is thick.

2 Second 1 without serif on the right.

3 Frontal lines of the band, thick and short.

4 The nostril is short and the eye is heavily shaded

Segui forgery of rare color error

Heavy set eye

Thick shading lines

Last 1 has short bottom right foot

The shading lines are heavy

Ed 9

Printed by typography on thick or thin yellow and white paper.

1 The 1’s in 1851 have thick serifs

2 The second 1 has a short straight base

3 Absence of the oval of the cheekbone.

4 Hair lines are thick as are the neck shading dots

5 The nostril line is thick and short

Ed 10

Printed by typography on thin white paper. It exists on yellowish paper.

1 The inner shadow of the central pearl of the latter set is an arc instead of a point.

2 Nose and mouth lines are short.

3 The right base of the second 1 is short.

4 The first 1 serif line is short.

5 The frontal lines of the band are short and thick.

Ed 11

Printed by typography on thin white or thick yellowish paper.

Overall very good and dangerous

1 The inner shadow of the central pearl of the last set is an arc instead of a point.

2 The nose and mouth end lines are short.

3 The right base of the second 1 is short as is the serif.

4 The frontal lines of shadow of the band are thick and short.

5 The right end of the bust is shaped differently

1852

Ed 12

Printed by typography on thick or thin yellowish paper.
1 The four lines inside the band that crowns the head are short on the left side.
2 Absence of shading on the eyelid.
3 The tip of the ribbon is small
4 The right side of the N is noticeably taller

Ed 13

Printed by typography on thick or thin yellowish paper.

1 The four lines inside the band that crowns the head are short on the left side.

2 Absence of shading on the eyelid.

3 The tip of the ribbon is small

4 The right side of the N is noticeably taller

Ed 14

Printed by typography on thick yellowish paper.

Block from the Geneva Fournier Collection

1 The four lines inside the band that crowns the head are short on the left side.

2 Absence of shading on the eyelid.

3 The tip of the ribbon is small and only has one layer

Ed 15

Printed by typography on thick yellowish paper.

1 The four lines inside the band that crowns the head are short on the left side.

2 Absence of shading on the eyelid.

3 The tip of the ribbon is small and only has one layer

Ed 16

Printed by typography on thick yellowish paper.

1 The four lines inside the band that crowns the head are short on the left side.

2 Absence of shading on the eyelid.

3 The tip of the ribbon is small and only has one layer

1853

Ed 17

Printed by typography on thick yellowish paper.

1 The four lines inside the band that crowns the head are short on the left side.

2 Absence of shading on the eyelid.

3 The tip of the ribbon is small and only has one layer

Ed 18

Printed by typography on thin white paper.

Well executed 

1. Letter ‘S’ with the head slightly flattened.

2. The right side of the third flower, counting from the left, is closed.

3. The eyelid is narrow.

4. AN letters joined by the base.

5. The last whole pearl in the lower right area of the oval is large

Ed 19

Printed by typography on thin white paper.
Used Segui are not common so cancel may be a fake
1. Letter ‘S’ with the head slightly flattened.
2. The right side of the third flower, counting from the left, is closed.
3. The eyelid is narrow. ,
4. AN letters joined by the base.
5. The last whole pearl in the lower right area of the oval is large

Ed 20

Printed by typography on thin white paper.
1. Letter small s has the head slightly flattened and offset.
2. The right side of the third flower, counting from the left, is closed.
3. The eyelid is narrow. ,
4. The last whole pearl in the lower right area of the oval is large.
5. The C of CERT is wider at the bottom

Ed 21

Printed by typography on thin white paper.
1. Letter small s has the head slightly flattened and offset.
2. The right side of the third flower, counting from the left, is closed.
3. The eyelid is narrow.
4. The last whole pearl in the lower right area of the oval is large.
5. The C of CERT is wider at the bottom

Ed 22

Printed by typography on thin white paper.
1. The right crown diadem resembles a G .
2. The upper star is open above and below
3. The lower dots are close to the letters and too large.
4. The lower left tip of the second star is tilted downwards.

1854

Ed 24

Printed by typography on thin yellowish paper.
1. The head of 5 not as curved and thicker.
2. There are breaks in the lower chain ornament
3. All the leaves are shorter
4. The crown of the top right lion is has short spikes
5. The 8 & 5 are shorter than the 1 & 4
6. The legs of the N are curved

Ed 24 used - not common for Segui, so probably applied by someone else

Ed 25

Printed by typography on thin yellow paper.
1 Letters and numerals are too thick
2 The blade in the upper right corner is short and not curved.
3 Pearls in the crown are too small
4 Crowns on lions lack spikes

Ed 26

Printed by typography on thin yellow paper.
1. The 1 is thick .
2. The head of 5 not as curved and thicker.
3. There are breaks in the lower chain ornament
4. The leaf blade in the upper right corner is short and not curved.
5. The cross is smaller.
6. The crown of the top right lion is different.

Ed 27

Printed by typography on thin yellow paper.
1. The 1 is thick .
2. The head of 5 not as curved and thicker.
3. There are breaks in the lower chain ornament
4. The leaf blade in the upper right corner is short and not curved.
5. The cross is smaller.
6. The crown of the top right lion is different.

Ed 32

Printed by typography on white or yellowish paper, medium or thin.
1. Second O of CORREOS is smaller than the other letters
2. The lower right pearl of the crown is open.
3. The crown of the upper lion is almost nonexistent.
4. The top left scroll is not broken
5. The right leg of the N is tilted
6. The central horizontal bar touches the frame
7. The white dots in the chain links are missing

Ed 33

Printed by typography on medium or thin white paper. A very good forgery
1. The four pearls of the corner ornaments are small.
2. Broken left scroll of the left set, as in originals which differentiates it from the Segui Type I
3. The 5 has a small head
4. There is no point in the third ring on the right.
5. The bottom line has no breakage.
6. The pearls in the crown are indistinct

Ed 34 TI

Printed by typography on medium or thin white paper.
1. Broken top right of scroll left of the crown , as in genuine stamps. (Key difference with Segui Type II)
2. Numeral 5 head is short and thick. The bottom opening is wider.
3. There is no point in the third chain link on the right.
4. The bottom line has no breakage

Ed 34 TII

1. Numeral 5 has a large bottom opening
2. Top left scroll has no broken line
3. No breaks in the bottom thin line
4. The cupula of the upper right ornament is not broken
5. The NC of FRANCO is not taller than the other letters

1860

Ed 52

Segui Type I

Ed 53 Type II

Thick bottom letters
Straight ribbon ends
Large pupil

Ed 55

Lots of broken lines in the background

Ed 56

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