The inclined ones appeared as a result of a letter sent to the Director of the Post, by then inspector of the treasury of Sergipe, who complained about the ease of reusing the stamps already used, that is, the Bull's Eyes, thus causing a decrease in public income.
The Director General of the Postal Service arranged for the stamps to be printed in a smaller format, on much thinner paper and with such a glue that it would be very difficult to completely tear them off.
Thus, the "Inclinados" were born.
The paper used comes in 3 varieties
Paper Varieties (all wove):
(1) Thick, hard yellowish (70-100 microns)
(2) Medium, smooth, hard ivory (45-60 microns)
(3) Thin, soft, porous greyish (45 microns)
Genuine issues & varieties
Forgeries
The forgeries are plentiful and as many as 20 varieties have been discovered.
However, several are rare or only found in a few values
The ones in this article account for the majority.
The apparent production dates range from 1864 to 1910
Mercier was a Swiss dealer known for quality work.
They were released circa 1910
Engraved on hard, greyish wove paper (90 microns)
The ornamental backgrounds in Mercier's creations are too stark and white.
Well made engraved forgeries.
The ornamental backgrounds are too stark and white.
All with "CORREIO GERALDACORTE 12 16-8 14" cancel.
Although listed as Spiro forgeries, it is possible he only sold them.
The rounded ends of the 1's and the short top of the 3 in "300" are key
The numerals are uneven and not near to the originals
Very thick 1's
I have not found other matching values
Heavily detailed background
Note the large round dots not found in any others.
I have not found matching one of other values
Listed as "color trials" but they do not natch the originals
Fournier Forgeries
These appear to be the only ones he sold
Cancel is a CDS (CORREIO GERADACORTE}
They were made in early1900 by an unknown source |
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