Forged Stamps of Hamburg

1859 & 1864. Coat of Arms. Ein Halber Schilling

Genuine vs. Forgeries

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Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Genuine
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8 lines in upper scroll above ‘H’ and ‘G’ in HAMBURG

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Three vertical lines to the left of ‘H’ and right of ‘G’ in HAMBURG

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Vertical line of shading to the left of ‘P’

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‘h’, ‘l’ and ‘b’ has a long top-stroke

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8 lines in bottom scroll below ‘P’

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‘a’ has a tail that is nearly half as tall as the letter itself

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Footstrokes of ‘H’ slightly separated, typically showing a dot between them.

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Left side of ‘T’ is detached

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‘AM’ in HAMBURG is not joined

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Left footstroke is separated from the column of ‘M’

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Lower scroll does not touch the inner frame

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The cross on the dome does not touch the scroll and is open to the top-left

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Two small dots after ‘G’, either one or both of which may be missing.
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The stem does not touch the scroll

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Dot is separated from both line and trident

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Top stroke of the first ‘l’ in schilling is often broken

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Faint indication of a vertical line of shading to the right of ‘E’

Genuine – 1859. Imperforate. Michel #1

The forgeries lack one or more of the characteristics described above

Beware of trimmed perforated stamps. To be on the safe side, make sure the margins are adequate (min. 21,5 mm x 25,5 mm)

Hamburg_1864_Michel_10_Genuine

Genuine – 1864. Perforated. Michel #10

Same characteristics as imperforate

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Fournier_Forgery

Fournier forgery

Hamburg_1864_Michel_10_Fournier_Forgery

Fournier forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery1

Forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery2

Forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery3

Forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery4

Forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery5

Forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery6

Forgery

Hamburg_1859_Michel_1_Forgery7

Forgery

The Philatelic Foundation Certificate #181421

Hamburg_Essay_Genuine

Genuine essay

ex. Maurice Burrus

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