1865. Coat of Arms. Medio Centavo
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Postmarks that consists of dots were never used in Venezuela, so these are easily identified as forgeries.
Genuine
Postal forgery
Forgery
1865. Coat of Arms. Un Centavo
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Postmarks that consists of dots were never used in Venezuela, so these are easily identified as forgeries.
Genuine
Fournier forgery
Forgery
Genuine
Forgery
1865. Coat of Arms. Dos Centavos
Forgery
Postmarks that consists of dots were never used in Venezuela, so these are easily identified as forgeries.
Fournier forgery
1865. Coat of Arms. Medio Real
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Postmarks that consists of dots were never used in Venezuela, so these are easily identified as forgeries.
Genuine
Fournier forgery
Forgery
Postal forgery
Postal forgery – Tete-Beche
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.
Postal forgery type I in characteristic brownish shade
1865. Coat of Arms. Un Real
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Postmarks that consists of dots were never used in Venezuela, so these are easily identified as forgeries.
Genuine
Genuine – surcharged
Fournier forgery
Forgery
Genuine stamps added to genuine cover
Both cover and stamps are genuine with authentic postmarks. The cover was originally without stamps though. The postmark on the stamps was only used in Ciudad Bolivar, which is very far from Caracas. Covers addressed to “Gaden & Klipsch” are dangerous, as they are often seen altered this way.
1865. Coat of Arms. Dos Reales
Genuine vs. Forgery
Postmarks that consists of dots were never used in Venezuela, so these are easily identified as forgeries.
Genuine
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