These are the Peter Winter Spain excellent forgeries from 1850-1853.
I have them compared to the original on the left where there are split images.
1850 Forgeries
2. Large top serif on the L
3. Typical white blotch
4. No bulge on the 8
Very large margins
Winter forgery pair |
Most of the letters and numerals do not match
Heavy shading in the eyelid
Broken frame lines
Uneven background
Heavy shading in the eyelid
Broken frame lines
Uneven background
Winter Color error |
Winter Block |
2 Large curve at the right of the nostril
3 The lines below the headband are short and heavy
4 The small DO is short
1 The ribbon has a thick section and long end
2 Large curve at the right of the nostril
3 The lines below the headband are short and heavy
4 The small DO is short
5 The cancel is fake and too thick
2 Large curve at the right of the nostril
3 The lines below the headband are short and heavy
4 The small DO is shor
1853 Forgeries
Reproduced by photographic methods and printed by off-set.
1. Very definite break in the head of the S
2. White dots in the upper ear.
3. Very defined break at the base of Lower C.
4. The base of the small ‘s’ is straight.
5. Dot in the nose tip is missing
6. The 2 genuine trait lines in the large white space left below the ear are only partial
1. Very definite break in the head of the S
2. White dots in the upper ear.
3. Very defined break at the base of Lower C.
4. The base of the small ‘s’ is straight.
5. Dot in the nose tip is missing
6. The 2 genuine trait lines in the large white space left below the ear are only partial