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