Sunday, April 23, 2023

Spain 1873-75 Carlista

Ed 156
1873. December 1. Charles VII
Carlist post in the Basque Country and Navarre
Printed in lithography  by M. Cluzeau, Bayonne (France). Size 21 x 27mm. 
Sheets of 84 stamps (12x 7), 121 stamps (11 x11) and 180 stamps (15 x 12). Imperforate.
Circulation: December 1, 1873. Postal validity until July 31, 1874.
Ed 156 with tilde

Ed 156A no tilde type II.

Forgeries
 Dot above U


No dot above U


Spiro forgery
High Q
O distorted

Forgeries sold by Fournier
Note large Q

Possibly some trial colors

Sold as reprints


Ed 157\
1874. April 15. Charles VII
Carlist mail in Catalonia
Printed in letterpress at Masía Ciarella (Santa María de Besara). 
Size 2 1 x 25mm. Sheets of
100 stamps, (1 + 9 x 11). Imperforate.
Circulation: April 15, 1874. Postal validity until November 1875

Genuine

Forgeries
Spiro? sold by Fournier


Unknown source


Ed 158 - 158A

Forgeries
Spiro forgery

Unknown source
Extremely crude

Fournier forgery - Spiro source?

Ed 159 - 159A




Forgeries
Torres Forgery which matches his catalog

Type I forgery closely resembles Torres

Spiro Type II forgery 
Very easy to dectect: 
1 Has a vertical hairline over the eyebrow. 
2 The beard rather than stripes has a large spot.

Type II forgery Type I

Unknown type


Essays or bogus issues


Ed 160 - 161
Eg 160 & 161

Proofs

Forgeries
Spiro? forgeries


Forgeries sold by Fournier


Fournier sheets - provided by Spiro?

Sold as "reprints"


Crude bogus stamp