Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Peter Winter - Spain Forgeries 1851-53

 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

1. Large break above the 5
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


1851 Forgeries
Winter Color error


Winter Block
1852 Forgeries
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

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


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 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