Forged Stamps of Denmark
Danmark
1851
1851. Royal Emblem. 4 R.B.S.
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine Essay by M.W. Ferslew in negative black recess printing on carton paper. Only three known in private possession.
Genuine black print
Genuine black print
Genuine
Genuine privately (Altona) perforated
Genuine Stamp – Forged perforations
Reprint
Reprint
Reprint
Genuine Stamp on forged ‘Nakskov’ Cover
Illustration by Plácido Ramón de Torres: Album ilustrado de sellos de correo, Barcelona 1879. Torres sold illustrations to various dealers/forgers from 1864 onwards, as well as made forgeries himself.
1851. 2 Rigsbankskilling
Genuine vs. Forgeries
According to H. E. Tester, at least 15 different forgeries exist.
Genuine – Ferslew printing – Type I
Pronounced burelage
Genuine – Thiele printing – Type II
No burelage
Genuine characteristics – plate II
Genuine characteristics – plate I. There are 10 types/settings
Genuine Ferslew proof, Plate I, Pos. 51, Type 1, Background printing Type Ib (while the issued stamp shows background Type 1a). Paaskesen (1987) and Moeller (1998) certificates.
Forgery – Type III (H.E.Tester)
Forgery – Type VIII (H.E.Tester)
Forgery – Type XV (H.E.Tester)
Forgery
Forgery
Forgery
Forgery
Forgery
Forgery
Forgery
1866 Reprint
Forgery
Reprint #AFA N2Aa with forged postmark
(Lasse Nielsen opinion #363925)
Cover altered by adding two 2RBS
(opinion: Carl Aage Møller / BPP, AIEP)
Genuine Stamp on forged ‘Nakskov’ Cover
Illustration by Plácido Ramón de Torres: Album ilustrado de sellos de correo, Barcelona 1879. Torres sold illustrations to various dealers/forgers from 1864 onwards, as well as made forgeries himself.
Cover altered by adding a repaired 2RBS
Forgery with bogus postmark
Cover altered by removing previous stamp, then adding a (probably fake) 2RBS
Back
Repaired
Lower margin added
Thanks to perf12 for analysis of 2RBS
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