Forged stamps of Barbados

1852-1857. Britannia

Barbados_Britannia_Genuine_Characteristics

Genuine characteristics

1852-1857. Britannia. Green

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Barbados_1852_Green_Genuine

Genuine

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Green_Genuine1

Genuine

Barbados_Britannia_Green_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Green_Forgery2

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Green_Forgery3

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Green_Forgery4

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Green_Forgery5

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Green_Forgery6

Forgery

1852-1857. Britannia. Blue

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Blue_SG3_Genuine

Genuine

SG no. 3

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Blue_SG4_Genuine

Genuine

SG no. 4

Barbados_Britannia_Blue_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Blue_Forgery3

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Blue_Forgery4

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Blue_Forgery5

Forgery

1852-1857. Britannia. Red

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Barbados_1852_Red_Genuine

Genuine

Barbados_1852_Red_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_Britannia_Red_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_Britannia_Red_Forgery2

Forgery

Barbados_Britannia_Red_Forgery3

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Red_Forgery5

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Red_Forgery6

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Red_Forgery7

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Red_Forgery8

Forgery

Barbados_1852_Grey_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_1852_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.

1858. Britannia. Six Pence

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Barbados_1858_Britannia_6p_Genuine

Genuine

Barbados_1858_Britannia_6p_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_1852-57_Britannia_Black_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_Britannia_6p_red_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_Britannia_6p_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.

1858. Britannia. One Shilling

Genuine vs. Forgery

Barbados_SG12_Genuine

Genuine SG#12

Barbados_SG12_Forgery

Forgery

1873. Britannia. Five Shillings

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Barbados_1873_Britannia_5s_Genuine

Genuine

Barbados_1873_Britannia_5s_Forgery

Forgery

Barbados_1873_Britannia_5s_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.

1878. Britannia Provisional

Genuine vs. Forgery

Barbados_1878_Provisional_Genuine-front

Genuine SG#86b

Barbados_1878_Provisional_Forgery-front

Forgery – front

Notice the fake perforations down the middle.

Barbados_1878_Provisional_Forgery-back

Forgery – back

Bogus

Barbados_KingGeorgeV_5s_bogus

5 Shillings does not exist. Highest genuine denomination is 3 Shillings

Barbados_KingGeorgeV_10s_bogus

10 Shillings does not exist. Highest genuine denomination is 3 Shillings

Fournier Forged Postmarks

Barbados_Fournier_Forged_Postmark1

BARBADOS

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JY_7

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  • Design type A1. Un-denominated Britannia issues of 1852-73. The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.16 (Yvert 1-5, 8-10). Three forgeries of the first two issues, and genuine and fraudulent cancellations: Reverend R.B. Earée, Album Weeds/ How to Detect Forged Stamps (Third Edition), Vol. 1, pp.68-70. Forgeries of the first two issues: Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, The Oneglia Engraved Forgeries, pp.38,39, Appendix. J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.82.
  • Design type A2. Britannia (with value) issues, 1859-78. Forgeries and Fournier fraudulent postmark: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.16 (Yvert 17,18,23,24). Forgeries of the first two issues: Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, The Oneglia Engraved Forgeries, pp.38,39, Appendix. J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.82. Forgeries of the 6p and 1sh, 1859, genuine and fraudulent cancellations: Reverend R.B. Earée, Album Weeds/ How to Detect Forged Stamps (Third Edition), Vol. 1, p.71. J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.82.
  • 61. 1p Victoria head, 1882-85. Stamp perforated diagonally is bogus: Fred J. Melville, Phantom Philately, pp.28,29.
  • 68. 5/ Victoria head, 1882-85. Sperati forgery: British Philatelic Association (Publisher), The Work Of Jean De Sperati, p.33 and Plate 2; Robson Lowe, “Sperati and His Craft – XI”, The Philatelist, Vol. 20 (March 1954): 152-54.
  • 109. 1p “Olive Blossom” (inverted center), 1906. Fake unlisted inverted center item made by completely removing center of a regular stamp and replacing: Mercer Bristow, “Barbados inverted center proves a fake”, Stamp Collecting, Vol. 70 (December 2, 1996): 16.
  • 137. 2sh Seal issue of 1916-18. Fiscal cancellation removed and fraudulent postmark added: Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. I, p.2 (Scott number changed from 136); Alden C. Johnson, Forgeries Old and New, Vol. 2, p.3.
  • B1. Kingston Relief Fund issue of 1907. David Allan Gee forged surcharge. Robson Lowe (editor), The Gee-Ma Forgeries, p.9.
  • Oneglia fraudulent postmark. Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, The Oneglia Engraved Forgeries, p.38, Appendix.
  • Seven Madame Joseph fraudulent postmarks, SP 10/92 to 1947. Derek Worboys and Roger B. West, Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks, pp.28,29.

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