Mexico - 1856 Issues

 August 1 1856. Engraved. 

All values in sheets of 60 (6 x 10), 

Imperforate.

Papers: white, hard wove (thickness varies somewhat, only slightly porous),

Usually issued with district name handstamped.

The district names affect the catalog value

1861 issues are notable by being on colored paper.

Genuine Issues 1856

Reprints

Fraudulent reprints from original plates of the 4 and 8 reales are common, while those of the other values are seldom encountered. 

They are almost invariably on thicker, more opaque paper and the shades are usually different. Expertization is recommended.

Forgeries

First Forgery listed

Sleepy eyed look

"CORREOS MEJICO" label too straight

2nd Forgery - Torres?

This forgery has the wrong label "CORREOS MEJIOS"

3rd Forgery

Distinct double ring oval

Different corner elements

5th Forgery

Attributed to Engelhardt Fohl

Very different top & bottom labels

6th Forgery

The bottom ornaments are different from the genuine stamp. 

The inscription reads wrongly "CORREOS MEDICO". 

The upper label is too straight. 

7th Forgery

Probably a Spiro forgery

Fournier Forgeries

These are by far the most plentiful. They appear to come from 2 forgers

Finally a selection of the many cancels he provided