Forged stamps of British Guiana

1850-1852. Cottonreel. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

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Genuine used at Demerara on 25 April 1851, with initials “E.D.W.” (E.D. Wight). Shamrock handstamp of Philippe la Renotière de Ferrari on back. Robson Lowe certificate (1963).

Ex Ferrari and Burrus.

British_Guiana_1850_4c_Genuine

Genuine – SG #3

British_Guiana_1851_4c_Genuine

Genuine – SG #8

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

1850. Cottonreel. 8 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

British_Guiana_1850_8c_Genuine

Genuine – SG #4

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

1850. Cottonreel. 12 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

British_Guiana_1850_12c_Genuine

Genuine used at Demerara on 29 April 1851, with initials “E.D.W.” (E.D. Wight). Holcombe certificate (1992) 

Ex Louise Boyd Dale

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

1852. Sailing ship. 1 Cent

Genuine vs. Forgery

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Genuine used with Demerara c.d.s., RPS certificate (1962).

Ex Lars Amundsen

British_Guiana_1952_1c_Genuine

Genuine

British_Guiana_1952_1c_Forgery

Forgery

1852. Sailing ship. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgery

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Genuine SG#10 – Type II, used with Berbice c.d.s. RPS certificate (1977)

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Genuine

British_Guiana_1852_4c_Winter_Forgery

Winter forgery

1853. Sailing ship ‘Sandbach’. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine – SG#19

British_Guiana_1860_Ship_4c_Genuine

Genuine – SG#21

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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.

1856. Sailing ship. 1 Cent

Genuine vs. Forgeries

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The famous 1 Cent Magenta – only one genuine known to exist

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Forgery

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Forgery

British_Guiana_1856_1c_Magenta_Winter_Forgery

Winter forgery

British_Guiana_1856_1c_Magenta_Behrens_Forgery

Behrens forgery

1856. Sailing ship. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

British_Guiana_1856_4c_Genuine

Genuine SG#25 – black on rose-carmine surface coloured paper (typeset) with manuscript signature “EDW”. Cancelled by the receiving Office cds. Code E.C. August (?) 185… in black. Signed by Champion and E. Diena on back, Calves (1973) and Holcombe (1989) certificates.

British_Guiana_1856_4c_blue_Genuine

Genuine SG#27 – black on deep blue. RPS Certificate (2015) which states “the corners have been added”.

Ex Ferrary 1921.

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Winter forgery

British_Guiana_1856_4c_red_Forgery

Forgery

British_Guiana_1856_4c_pink_Forgery

Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

1860. Sailing ship ‘Sandbach’. 1 Cent

Genuine vs. Forgeries

British_Guiana_1860_1c_Genuine

Genuine

British_Guiana_1860_1c_Spiro_Forgery

Spiro forgery

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Forgery

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Forgery

Black print on white paper

British_Guiana_1860_Ship_1c_Genuine

Genuine

British_Guiana_1860_Ship_1c_1865_Reprint

1865 Reprint – thin paper

British_Guiana_1860_1c_Torres_illustration

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.

1860. Sailing ship ‘Sandbach’. 4 Cents

Forgery

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Forgery

1860. Sailing ship ‘Sandbach’. 12 Cents

Forgery

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Forgery

1860. Sailing ship ‘Sandbach’. 24 Cents

Forgeries

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Forgery

British_Guiana_1860_24c_Forgery2

Forgery

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