1857. 90 Cents, perf. 15. Genuine Engraved in taille douce. Moderately dark blue, of a somewhat ultramarine shade. Background of portrait composed of exceedingly fine horizontal lines, set very close together. Face shaded all over with dots and lines. Cravat shaded nearly all over. Five cords of right epaulet and two of left visible. Seven […]
1850-51. 1 G.GR., 1/30, 1/15 & 1/10 Thaler. Engraved. I have a very deceptive set of forgeries to describe this month,—a set which proves very satisfactorily, to my own mind, how necessary it is for all collectors to know some- thing about what are called the “minor varieties”, i.e., watermark, gum, paper, &c. But without […]
1869. 5, 10, 20 & 50 cents. Genuine All from one matrix, perf. 14. The circle round the head of king contains 87 pearls. Barbed flukes of anchors very clearly drawn. Lettering clearly cut, and not at all blurred, Paper with just the faintest tinge of yellow. Gum, yellowish white. The genuine colours are: 5 […]
These cancellations were used by Fournier POLA 20 / 5 VENEZIA 23 GEN MILANO 2-3 52 PIACENZA 6 OTT 57
1866 issue. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 16 Candareens; imperf. Genuine These stamps are printed from ivory blocks, the design slightly varying for each value. They are on very thin or pelure paper, and on rather stouter paper, making two sets. The 3 Candareens is, however, only found on the stouter paper, so far […]
April, l866. 17 Soldi, Vermilion, perf. 9 1/2. Genuine Very thin rough white paper. The wavy lines of groundwork are continued to the very edge of the stamps, where they are cut short off, without any boundary-line whatever. The letters of inscription do not touch the outer oval in any point. The circle round the […]
Issue of 1872, Surcharged. It is in forgeries such as this sample that the world-renowned firms of Sidney, Simpson, & Co., Turner & Co., and others in Hull, largely deal. This very weed is universally in request, and has sold to a large extent. As an imitation, however, it is not first rate, being too […]
Issue of 1872. It will be seen that the forgery annexed has no mean appearance, and is certainly calculated to deceive many. There is one thing that may be taken as an instant test, and that is,the white appearance of the profile from the top of the crown to the end of the nose; and […]
Issue of 1872. The specimen which is annexed is a very fair sample of the series, all the specimens of which are sold by the Hull firms on their sheets. The five values are: Seis (6) centavos, dull green Doce (12) centavos, blue Veinticinco (25) centavos, red Cincueuta (50) centavos, yellow Cien (100) […]
1851. 2 RBS Blue. The annexed specimen is printed on paper carefully soaked in some dirty mixture to give it an appearance of extreme age: no genuine stamp was ever printed on a laid paper such as is to be seen in this forgery. The discrepancies in design are many and glaring; but those most […]