Spain 1867

 1867. January 1. Isabel II

Engravings by Eugenio Juliá Jover and Bartolomé Coromina.
Printed in typography in the National Factory. Size 20 x 25 mm. Line Perf 14.
Postal validity until June 30, 1867 (2 cu. 4 cu.), December 31, 1868 (10 et. and 20 et.) and December 31, 1869 (12 cu. and 19 cu.).

Original Issues & Forgeries

Ed 87

Original 

No forgeries found

Ed 88

Original

Secret Mark

Forgery

Genuine left

Forgery right is probably a Segui

The S of CORREOS is narrow.
White space in neck is sharp and pointed
Right cross shaped ornament right oval is too straight
Shading lines above the eyelid are too short and only 3 instead of 4

Segui block

Ed 89

Ed 89 Yellow

Ed 89a Orange

Forgery

Segui Forgery
The ear lobe is larger
The corner elements are spaced further away from the oval frame
The shading on the neck does not extend as far into the cheek.
The tip of the neck is pointed.

Ed 90

Ed 90 genuine

Secret mark

Forgeries

Segui forgery
No secret mark
The top bar of the E in DE is tilted upwards
The shading on the cheek is short.
Not enough lines in the shading above the eyebrow.

Segui Block

Sperati forgery

As might be expected, he included the secret mark
However, the top left corner is not square as shown below.

Ed 92

Secret mark

Forgeries

Postal Forgery

6 lines in the bottom right ornament
White space in the neck is lacking
Eyelid is not curved.

Ed 93 & 94

1867. July 1. Numerals and Isabel II
Design by Eugenio Juliá Jover. Printed in typography at the National Stamp Factory. Size 20 x 25 mm. Comb perf 14
Postal validity until December 31, 1868 (25 m. and 50 m.) and December 31, 1869 (5 m. and 10 m.).

Original Ed 93

Original Ed 94

Forgery

Segui forgery
The top of the O in IMPRESSOS is not slanted
The break in the vertical left side of the 5 is missing
The break in the inner circle opposite the S is missing

Segui Forgery
Letters in the inside frame are thinner
The color dot under the O of FRANQUEO is missing
The numerals are thinner

Ed 95

Ed 95 original

Forgeries

Segui forgery
Only 4 lines of shading above the eyebrow
The tilde above the N is short
The flower ornaments in the oval are not uniform

Segui Inverts

Ed 96

Ed 96 Original

Forgeries

Forgery Type I – Graus 126 I
Thin letters
Tip of bust rounded instead of pointed
Only 3 lines of shading above eyebrow instead of 4

Forgery Type II – Graus 126 II
Thinner letters
Bottom leg of the E in DE is longer
Many white areas in the hair

Forgery Type III – Graus 126 III
Thinner letters
Eye in narrower and eyelid not as inclined
2nd R of CORREOS more rounded on top and the S has a large top
Legs of the last A of ESPANA are curved

Forgery Type IV – Graus 126 IV
Thinner letters
Cross like side ornaments have larger loops
Outside border is thinner