Forged Stamps of Finland
Suomi
Watch out for altered perforations, meant to look like the more expensive Copenhagen printing
1875. Lion & Coat of Arms. 5 Penni
Forgery
Bogus perforations
Senate printing, cancelled 29.7.81, perforation 11 x 12,5. This is an ‘impossible’ perforation, because mixed perforations on 5p only exist on the Karta Sigillata issue (1882-).
1875. Lion & Coat of Arms. 20 Penni
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine unperforated
Forgery
Forgery
1866. Lion & Coat of Arms. 32 Penni
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Forgery
Oneglia forgery
Forgery
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.
1875-1882. Lion & Coat of Arms. 1 Markka
Genuine vs. Forgery
Genuine perforated 11
Genuine perforated 12,5
Forgery
1875. Lion & Coat of Arms. 5 Markkaa
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Senf forgery
Numbers have wrong shape. Surcharged ‘FALSH’
Forgery
MARKKA instead of MARKKAA
1875. Lion & Coat of Arms. 10 Markkaa
Genuine vs. Forgery
Genuine
Forgery
MARKKA instead of MARKKAA
1875. Postal Stationary
Forgery
Genuine 10p Postal Stationary used in 1875 with added 25p, perf. 11 and cancelled with anonymous (fantasy) cancellation. The ‘constructor’ of this item overlooked the fact that the 25p stamp was not issued until 1879.
1889. Lion & Coat of Arms. 5 Mark
Genuine vs. Forgery
Genuine specimen
Forgery
1889. Lion & Coat of Arms. 10 Mark
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Genuine
Upper part of inner ring above ‘0’ in the top-left corner is always broken. Lower line of the rectangular shape to the left of ‘D’ in FINLAND is broken.
Fournier forgery
Upper part of inner ring above ‘0’ in the top-left corner is not broken. Lower line of the rectangular shape to the left of ‘D’ in FINLAND is not broken.
Fournier forgery with “Kuopio (+Russian town name) 1 IV 98 3 1” postmark
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