Thursday, December 28, 2023

British Honduras 1866-79

 Genuine Stamps
1866 Sc1

1877 Sc9

1877 Sc12

1878 Sc11

Forgeries



These stamps are probably Spiro forgeries
The cancel is a typical cancel 
The word "PENCE" is written much too low in the 1 p and 3 p stamps. 
They have no watermark. 
The buckles do not match the original in most cases




Bogus Color



These match the Torres example in his 1896 catalog often seen with odd cancels


Oneglia Forgery
The side ornaments are different. 
Note the odd G of SHILLING


An unknown forgery with a double frame


Sperati Forgery
1885 Issue 6d yellow shade
The horizontal lines of shading in front of the forehead and the crown are so thickened that they are nearly joined together
The ends of the horizontal lines are irregular