Honduras 1877 Overprints

 After demonetization the mint remainders of the first issue were sold todealers and potential forgers.

The provisionals were valid for only 16 months (2 in Comayagua and 14 in Tegus) in anticipation of the Morazán issue arrival

Even though millions of the first issue were sold directly to stamp dealers, some counterfeiters used forged stamps to with fake overprints.

Genuine stamps

NOTE the checkmark in the mid outer right frame. This is a mark of the stamp being genuine.

Medio real

Un Real

Dos Reales

Forgeries & Fakes

Kreb Bros of NYC Fakes

The Kreb brothers of NYC were the first to take advantage of the remainders released in 1883. Their work included used and covers with fakes of new cancellations introduced in 1884.

Eusebio Toledo was a postal employee who used the originals to make fakes of the provisionals in the late 1890's

Raoul de Thuin  made fake overprints in the early 1900's

I do not have any copies of his fakes.

His overprints are shown above

Fournier sold all 3 varieties of the fake overprint.

Fournier fakes

Key checkmark is missing

Fournier fake overprints

Addendum

The extremely rare framed overprints also exist as fakes.

Both of the following are from auctions

Krebs Bros Fake