Type I :- Three lines across C of Centavo; lines of shading on right of cross-bar of 4 partially doubled ; horizontal and curved lines above "a" of Centavo broken; two horizontal lines between " tav" and the heavy shading of the numeral.
Type II :- No horizontal lines across C of Centavo; breaks in horizontal lines above numeral ; '' Pearl'' on top of numeral; dots on left of numeral and short curved dash on right.
Type Ill :- Break in foresail of ship below top sail; no lines across C of Centavo; large break in horizontal line above numeral.
Type IV :- Three lines across C of Centavo; one horizontal line between "tav" and heavy shading of numeral ; small sloping line joining A of GUAIRA and P of PTO.
Variety :-
Pos.12 :- Large flaw at bottom of last A of GUAIRA.
1868 .05c
Type I :- Coloured spot in white margin above second leg of U in GUAIRA ;
spot in cross bar of H in THOMAS.
Type II :- Coloured spot in upright of R in GUAIRA.
Type Ill :- Large white flaw in vignette below P of Pto.
Type IV :- Break in loop of P in PTO.
Type V :- Coloured nick in upright of L in LA.
Varieties :-
Pos. 11: Large flaw on hull of ship.
1868 1c
Type I :- Irregular horizontal lines below ship; first and second lines below numeral are wide apart; marked break in three lines on right of numeral.
Type II :- Two horizontal lines below ship regular; spot and curved line at right of numeral. Black spot left of serif of numeral.
Type III :- Horizontal lines on both sides of numeral regular; curved line on right of numeral. Small dot on left of prong of numeral.
Type IV :- A curved line on right of numeral has a hook at its upper end; small curved line to left of lower part of numeral.
Type V :- Lines on either side of numeral regular except for breaks on right indicating the substitution ; several spots on left of serif of numeral.
Varieties :-
Pos. 5 :- Scratch below first A of GUAIRA.
1869 2c
Type I :- T he horizontal lines on either side of the numeral are regular but show breaks where the transfer was made; large sloping line crossing the third and fourth horizontal lines o n right of numeral; curved lines on right opposite middle of numeral.
Type II :- The lines on either side of the numeral are on different levels; the two lines between the numeral and "Centavo" are near to each other ; two horizontal lines between ship and numeral. Large black flaw on right of top numeral.
Type III :- Two horizontal lines between ship and numeral; spot on right opposite middle of numeral.
Type IV :- The two lines between numeral and "Centavo" are evenly spaced; dot at right of top of numeral.
The last column shows types IV , I , II , III and III respectively
Varieties :-
Pos. 6 :- Prong on cross-bar of T in ST.
Pos. 10 :- A and C of PAC KET joined .
Pos. 18 :- Top of letters HOM in THOMAS joined together.
Pos. 20 :- Top of O in THOMAS damaged making it look like a U.
1869 3c
Type I :- Dot on right of figure of value; large black mark and curved line on right of bottom of 3; no horizontal lines between numeral and "Centavo"; white space under numeral.
Type II :- Has a "question mark" on right of numeral; horizontal line of numeral badly broken and almost absent; white spur on second leg of A in PACKET.
Type III :- Short curved mark on right of numeral; dot between lines on right of top of numeral.
Type IV :- Triangular projection to left of the shadow under the numeral; small curved line on right of numeral and "arrow head" pointing to the right.
The last column shows the types IV, Ill, II, I and II respectively.
Varieties :-
Pos. 20 :- Large spot between L and A of LA.
Pos. 21 :- Upright of L in LA missing.
Forgeries
Attributed to Spiro Bros.in 1876 (sheets of 25)
Stops very small, almost invisible
The side and top inscriptions are deformed
Found with double frame
The frame around Centavo is almost missing.
The shading is too thick and broken.
The numerals are un shaded
There are stops on all sides
There is no stop after either CABELLO or PACKET
The 2, 3, and 4c. have the word Centavos instead of Centavo
The word PACKET is placed on the left side
The word Centavo is completely outlined.
The t of Pto is spelled Pti typical of Torres "errors"
Heavy uneven horizontal lines
The funnel of the ship is too tall.
No stop after PACKET or CABELLO
Usually found with the fancy FRANCO cancel associated with Torres
Type V
One of the best of the forgeries and always has gum
The t of Centavo is too small
There is no stop after Centavo
The base of O in CABELLO is flat
There are stops after all of the words
Unlisted
Similar to the Type III
With typical Torres cancels
Crude forgery
Very large ship
Odd 2 with large foot
The O in CABELLO is too round
Letters are very large
Very crude unique forgery
