Forged stamps of British Guiana

1850-1852. Cottonreel. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine used at Demerara on 25 April 1851, with initials “E.D.W.” (E.D. Wight). Shamrock handstamp of Philippe la Renotière de Ferrari on back. Robson Lowe certificate (1963).

Ex Ferrari and Burrus.

Genuine – SG #3

Genuine – SG #8

Forgery

1850. Cottonreel. 8 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine – SG #4

Forgery

1850. Cottonreel. 12 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine used at Demerara on 29 April 1851, with initials “E.D.W.” (E.D. Wight). Holcombe certificate (1992)

Ex Louise Boyd Dale

Forgery

1852. Sailing ship. 1 Cent

Genuine vs. Forgery

Genuine used with Demerara c.d.s., RPS certificate (1962).

Ex Lars Amundsen

Genuine

Forgery

1852. Sailing ship. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgery

Genuine SG#10 – Type II, used with Berbice c.d.s. RPS certificate (1977)

Genuine

Winter forgery

1853. Sailing ship ‘Sandbach’. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine – SG#19

Genuine – SG#21

British_Guiana_1860_Ship_4c_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.

1856. Sailing ship. 1 Cent

Genuine vs. Forgeries

The famous 1 Cent Magenta – only one genuine known to exist

Forgery

Winter forgery

Behrens forgery

1856. Sailing ship. 4 Cents

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine SG#25 – black on rose-carmine surface coloured paper (typeset) with manuscript signature “EDW”. Cancelled by the receiving Office cds. Code E.C. August (?) 185… in black. Signed by Champion and E. Diena on back, Calves (1973) and Holcombe (1989) certificates.