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