Forged Stamps of Mozambique
Mocambique
1876-1881. Crown. 5 Reis
Forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 10 Reis
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Fournier forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 20 Reis
Forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 25 Reis
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Fournier forgery
Forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 40 Reis
Forgeries
Fournier forgery
Fournier 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.
1876-1881. Crown. 50 Reis
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Fournier forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 100 Reis
Forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 200 Reis
Forgery
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown. 300 Reis
Genuine vs. Forgery
Genuine
Fournier forgery
1876-1881. Crown Characteristics
Genuine vs. Fournier Forgeries
Genuine
– Dot in the center of the cross on top of the crown
– Spot below ‘C’ of MOCAMBIQUE
– Outer circle barely touch the bottom of the “CORREIO” tablet under the “R’s”
Fournier Forgeries
– No dot in the center of the cross on top of the crown
– No spot below ‘C’ of MOCAMBIQUE
– Outer circle touches the bottom of the “CORREIO” tablet under the “R’s”
Fournier Forged Postmarks
CORREIO DE BEIRA
6-10 1873
CORREIO DE MOCAMBIQUE
1–9 1885
Fournier Forged Overprint
MOCAMBIQUE
2 1/2
RÉIS
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