Canada - British Columbia 1865-67

 Genuine Stamps (courtesy Canadian Museum)

1865 Sc7

1867 Sc8

1869 Sc8

1867 Sc10

1869 Sc11

1867 Sc12

1867 Sc13

Features of the genuine 1865 3d and others

Forgeries

Sold by Fournier but possibly originating with Torres?

This is the 4th forgery listed in "weeds"

The top of the "T" of "THREE" is disconnected and 

The central part of the "H" is more like a dot.

The flower is very different from the original

The overprints lack the end number

The text in the elipse touches the line unlike the original

The outer extra frame line has many breaks including a large fault bottom left

Spiro Forgeries

Very large pearls around crown

Flower very different from original

Misspelled "DOLLER" very large

Senf Forgeries

Typically these have the word "FALSCH" on them.

However some resellers will place a cancel over the smaller FALSCH to hide it.

Oneglia/Panelli Forgeries

Engraved and well executed

Frodel Forgeries

Andre Frodel was a forger who made many forgeries of Canada and provinces

Victor Perantoni and Andre Frodel

All show some damage in the right top and bottom

The E's in THREE branches are all the same sie but the bottom branch is longer in the genuine

The pearls and bottom of the crown are different than the original

The background is different