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| S.A. Taylor |
Taylor created the stamps for this bogus post around 1864.
The stamps feature an image of Montreal’s first coat of arms.
These stamps were one of Taylor's most popular items.
They were also reproduced by several other forgers who copied his design.
The Taylor stamps can be identified by several flaws that show up in the printings
Some will have more than one flaw.
- A break in the ribbon above the “T” of “MONTREAL”
- A break in the ribbon to the left of the “L” of “MONTREAL”
- An extra small dot under the period after “DISPATCH”
- A dot to the right of the coat of arms, above the left split of the ribbons end.
- The “C” of “CENTS” is broken in the middle.
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| Taylor Flaws |
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| Taylor paper & color variations |
Samples of printed paper Taylor used
Bogus replicas of a bogus issue !!
This bogus issue was Taylor's most successful.
This prompted others to create replicas of his bogus issues.
They key differences are:
- The shape, size and position of the 2's
- The position of the top of the crown relative to the letter "D" above
Type II bogus replica
- The crown top is directly under the "D"
- There are 5 dots under the right bottom of the shield
Type III bogus replica
- The "2's" are smaller
- The crown top is to the right of the "D"
Type IV bogus replica
- No apostrophe in “BELLS”
- The top of the crown points to the “I” in “DISPATCH”
