1875. Queen Victoria. One Penny
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Forgery
Spiro forgery
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.
1875. Queen Victoria. Four Pence
Genuine vs. Forgery
Genuine
Spiro forgery
1875. Queen Victoria. Six Pence
Forgery
Spiro forgery
1889. Queen Victoria. 20 Shillings
Genuine vs. Forgery
Genuine
Sperati forgery
Top of ‘S’ is flat
White dot in the shadow of ‘2’
Break in value box below ‘0’ (not marked with red circle)
Sperati forgery
Clever placement of postmark to conceal 2 out of 3 Sperati characteristics
Wrong certificate
Queen Victoria
Spiro produced his forgeries in sheets of 25
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