Forged stamps of French Offices in Zanzibar

Zanzibar Français

1894. French Stamps Surcharged

Genuine vs. forgeries

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no13_Genuine

Genuine Yv#13

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no13_Genuine_varieties

Genuine overprint varieties

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no14_Genuine2

Genuine Yv#14

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no14_Genuine1

Genuine Yv#14

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no14_Genuine_varieties

Genuine overprint varieties

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no15_Genuine

Genuine Yv#15

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no15_Genuine_varieties

Genuine overprint varieties

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no16_Genuine

Genuine Yv#16

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no16_Forgery

Forged overprint

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1894_no16_Genuine_varieties

Genuine overprint varieties

Zanzibar_French_15c_Bogus_Overprint

Bogus overprint on genuine stamp

1897. French Stamps Surcharged

Genuine vs. Forgeries

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-5_Genuine_type9

Genuine Yv#32h

Surcharge type IX – position 20

Pascal Scheller certificate (2012)

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-5_Genuine_type11

Genuine Yv#32k

Surcharge type XI – position 25

Pascal Scheller certificate (2012)

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-5_Forgery2

Forgery

Crude lettering

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_Maury17_Forgery

Forgery

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-5_Forgery1

Forgery

ZANZIBAR too long. Other parts too heavy and out of proportion.

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-5_Forgery3

Forgery

Crude lettering

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_Yvert33g_Genuine

Genuine Yv#33g

Overprint type VIII – position 17

Pascal Scheller certificate (2012)

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_Yvert33j_Genuine

Genuine Yv#33j

Overprint type X – position 23

Pascal Scheller certificate (2012)

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-15_Genuine

Genuine

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_25-on-15_Forgery

Forgery

Crude lettering

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_Yvert35b_Genuine

Genuine Yv#35b

Surcharge type III – postion 15

Pascal Scheller certificate (2012)

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1897_Genuine_varieties

Genuine surcharge varieties

1897. ‘Poste France ZANZIBAR’ Printed on Empty Fields of Sheets

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Genuine

Genuine Maury type III, Dallay type XV

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery4

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery1

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery5

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery2

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery8

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery7

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery6

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_25c-2.5c_Forgery3

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_50c-5c_Forgery1

Forgery

Zanzibar_French_Post_1897_50c-5c_Forgery2

Forgery

1904. French Stamps Surcharged

Genuine vs. Forgeries

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1904_25-on-40_Genuine

Genuine

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1904_25-on-40_Forgery

Forgery

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1904_1f-on-30_Genuine

Genuine

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1904_1f-on-40_Genuine

Genuine

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_1904_1f-on-40_Forgery

Forgery

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_Le_Postillon1

French_Offices_in_Zanzibar_Le_Postillon2

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Emission Provisorie de 1897 – Collection showing many types and varieties
Filatelia.fi – Details about expertizers of French Colonies

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The Serrane Guide: p.93

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