Words of Wisdom
According to expert Stefan Petriuk: “if you can’t figure out what type of Przedbórz stamp it is, then it’s a forgery.”
1918. Pilica River Bridge. 6 Grosze
Fischer #9 / Michel #9
Genuine vs. Forgeries
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Left outer frame line sticks out 0.3 mm from the “6″ box; the right line almost lines up
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Dot between the right leg of the “A” in “Miejska” and the inner frame line.
Genuine type I
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Left outer frame line almost in line with the “6″ box
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Right outer frame line sticks out 0.2-0.3 mm from the “6″ box; the left line almost lines up.
Genuine type II
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Left inner frame line is broken at the roof line of the building.
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Thin line under “IA” of “Miasta”
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Right outer frame line sticks out 0.2-0.25 mm from the “6″ box; the left line lines up exactly.
Genuine type III
Forgery type I
- – The rays between Rada and Miejska slope downwards to the right instead of the left.
- – The printing is usually lighter and coarser than on genuine stamps.
- – Rada Miejska is in smaller letters than on genuine stamps, and slopes down to the right, so that the left top of the R is much closer to the top frame than is the final A of Miejska.
- – The top of the R in in Rada slopes down to the right; on genuine stamps it’s fairly horizontal.
- – The tops of the A’s in Rada are pointed; they have flat tops on other genuine and forged stamps.
Forgery type II
- – Virtually all the lines are thicker and heavier than those on genuine stamps. This is especially noticeable on the arc under 1918.
- – The top of the R in in Rada slopes down to the right; on genuine stamps it’s fairly horizontal.
Forgery type III
(also known as Posthumous Issue 6 in Germany and Poland)
– Rada has a thin solid line between the A and D; on other genuine and forged stamps it’s broken.
Genuine Type II with broken GROSZY box variant
Thanks to Sam Ginsburg for images and analysis of Przedborz forgeries
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