Spain 1874

 Engravings by Eugenio Juliá Jover. 

Printed in letterpress at the National Stamp Factory. 

Size 20x25mm. Sheets of 100 stamps or 200 stamps. Perfed 14, comb.

Circulation: July 1, 1874. Validity until October 1, 1874 (10 c.) and July 31, 1875 (the rest).

Genuine Issues

Ed 141 & 142

Ed 143

Ed 144

Ed 145

Ed 146

Ed 147 & 147a

Ed  148

Ed 149

Ed 150

Ed 151

Ed 152

Forgeries

Ed 141

Type III
Bottom letters too thick – T tops not slanted
Brick like sections in the crown are very different
Shape in lower right of shield is awkward

Type VI
D in DE is slanted
C of CENT has large serif
Tower on shield is wrong

Ed 144

Segui Forgery

Printed by lithography on medium white paper. 

1 White spot in the "S" of SPAIN. 

2 Line perfed 14 1/4 instead of comb 14 

Segui Block

Ed 145

Type I

Thin left frame

Missing a lot of shading & details

Type II Segui forgery

Typical dot in S

Bottom numerals and letters are larger

Type III

Shape of the face and chin are wrong
Missing genuine traits

Type V

Well executed forgery

Left side of last A in ESPANA is curved

White dots in letters

Unknown forgery

4 is inclined

Missing many details

Ed 146

Segui Forgery

Printed by lithography on medium white paper. 

1 White spot in the "S" of SPAIN. 

2 Line perf 14 1/4 instead the genuine  comb 14

Segui Block

Unknown unique postal forgery

Lacks many finer details

4 left side not curved

Ed 148

Postal forgery

Very well done except for missing fine details

Ed 150

Segui forgery

Printed by lithography on medium white paper. 

1 White spot in the "S" of SPAIN. 

2 Line perf 14 1/4 instead the genuine  comb 14

Forgery Type I

Genuine elements missing
Face is very different
Large 1’s too thin

Type II – telegraph use
Shading lines missing
Major difference in letters especially UNAPESATA

Type III
Excellent forgery
Minor differences in letters and the face
Tilde over the N is thinner

Unknown forgery

Very good forgery
Much heavier shading
Wide tilde over the N
Dots along the outer frame are smaller and less prominent

Ed 151

Type I
Lacking genuine details
Thinner letters
Face is different
Large foot on the top 4

Type II

Lacking genuine details
Thinner letters
Face is different

Type III – crude forgery – telegraph use
Lacking genuine traits
Face very different
Corner elements are wrong

Unknown type

Large 4

Face is different

Side letters increase in size

Sperati forgery – excellent forgery
The second I of COMUNICACIONS is broken
The A of this same word has a bad right leg
Break in the S of PESATA

Ed 152

Type I
The 8 is malformed
Several letters are broken
Genuine traits are lacking

Type II
Large tilde
The face is wrong
Very dark shading

Segui forgery – as previous with dot in the S

Segui Barrados

Sperati forgery
The first N in COMUNICACIONES is broken
The second E of PESETA is broken at the top
The 1 of 1874 has a black spot on the left hand side.

References
Introduccion al estudio y relacion de los sellos falsos postales de Espana – Francisco Graus
Michel Europe West 2012
Spain & Dependencies – Edifil.2009
Focus on Forgeries – Varro Tyler
Spain Specialized Vol.1 1850-1931 Edifil Tome 1
Catalogo dos Sellos De Espana – Antonio Duro
Seranne Guide to Forgeries
Torres Catalog 1879
Las falsificaciones del Sello Espanol – A. Monne 1965
SPAIN FORGERIES 1850 to 1925 by De Haene
FFE #7 FORGERIES SPAIN
Timbrex – H. Schloss
Forged Stamps of all Countries – Dorn
HANDBUCH DER BRIEFMARKENKUNDE HEFT 6: CARLISTISCHE POST – H. NEUES
Album Weeds – Earree
Tedesco Forgery Index
Handbok Fer Filatelister – S. Tullberg
Guia del coleccionista de sellos de Correos de España, 1850-54 – Tort
Members of Spanish forums
Forgeries of Europe - Bynof