Forged Stamps of Denmark

Danmark

1851

1851. Royal Emblem. 4 R.B.S.

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Denmark_1850_4rbs_Essay_Genuine

Genuine Essay by M.W. Ferslew in negative black recess printing on carton paper. Only three known in private possession.

Denmark_1851_4rbs_Black_Print

Genuine black print

Denmark_1851_4rbs_Black_Print2

Genuine black print

Denmark_4RBS_Genuine

Genuine

Denmark_4RBS_Privately_Perforated_Genuine

Genuine privately (Altona) perforated

Denmark_4RBS_Forgery1

Genuine Stamp – Forged perforations

Denmark_1851_4rbs_Reprint2

Reprint

Denmark_1851_4rbs_Reprint

Reprint

Denmark_1851_4rbs_Reprint3

Reprint

Denmark_1851_4RBS_Nakskov_Forged_Cover

Genuine Stamp on forged ‘Nakskov’ Cover

Denmark_1851_4rbs_Torres_Illustration

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.

1851. 2 Rigsbankskilling

Genuine vs. Forgeries

According to H. E. Tester, at least 15 different forgeries exist.

Denmark_2RBS_Genuine

Genuine – Ferslew printing – Type I

Pronounced burelage 

Denmark_1851_2RBS_Genuine2

Genuine – Thiele printing – Type II

No burelage

Denmark_1851_2rbs_genuine_characteristics

Genuine characteristics – plate II

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Plate1_Genuine

Genuine characteristics – plate I. There are 10 types/settings

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Ferslev_Proof_Genuine

Genuine Ferslew proof, Plate I, Pos. 51, Type 1, Background printing Type Ib (while the issued stamp shows background Type 1a). Paaskesen (1987) and Moeller (1998) certificates.

Denmark_2RBS_Forgery4

Forgery – Type III (H.E.Tester)

Forgery – Type VIII (H.E.Tester)

Denmark_1851_2RBS_Forgery-type15

Forgery – Type XV (H.E.Tester)

Denmark_1851_2RBS_Forgery1

Forgery

Denmark_2RBS_Forgery2

Forgery

Denmark_2RBS_Forgery3

Forgery

Forgery

Denmark_1851_2RBS_Forgery7

Forgery

Denmark_2RBS_Forgery6

Forgery

Denmark_2RBS_Forgery7

Forgery

Denmark_2RBS_1866_Reprint

1866 Reprint

Denmark_1851_2rbs_reprint_forgery

Forgery

Reprint #AFA N2Aa with forged postmark

(Lasse Nielsen opinion #363925)

Denmark_1851_2RBS_Forged_Cover

Cover altered by adding two 2RBS

(opinion: Carl Aage Møller / BPP, AIEP)

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Nakskov_Cover_Forgery

Genuine Stamp on forged ‘Nakskov’ Cover

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Torres_Illustration

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.

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Cover_Forgery

Cover altered by adding a repaired 2RBS

Denmark_2RBS_Forgery8

Forgery with bogus postmark

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Forged_Cover

Cover altered by removing previous stamp, then adding a (probably fake) 2RBS

Denmark_1851_2rbs_Forged_Cover_Back

Back

Denmark_2RBS_Repaired1

Repaired

Lower margin added

Thanks to perf12 for analysis of 2RBS

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