Words of Wisdom
According to expert Stefan Petriuk: “if you can’t figure out what type of Przedbórz stamp it is, then it’s a forgery.”
1918. City Hall. 4 Grosze
Fischer #8 / Michel #8
Genuine vs. Forgeries
Note: first check the forgeries; if you’re pretty sure it isn’t a forgery, then look at the characteristics of the genuine stamps.
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1
Inner frame line stops 0.5 mm above the tree.
Genuine type I
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2
1
Left inner frame line stops above the building roof on type 2 stamps, but on types 1 & 3, it continues to the horizontal frame line above “Miasta Przedborza”.
2
Two dots about 0.25 mm above top of tree; right inner frame line continues down like the middle one.
Genuine type II
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1
Right inner frame line stops at or below top of tree. The two dots are longer, and end almost at the tree top. The right dot is about 0.75 mm long, whereas in type 2 it’s about 0.55 mm long.
Genuine type III
Forgery type I
- – The rays between Rada and Miejska slope downwards to the right instead of the left.
- – The printing is usually lighter and coarser than on genuine stamps.
- – Rada Miejska is in smaller letters than on genuine stamps, and slopes down to the right, so that the left top of the R is much closer to the top frame than is the final A of Miejska.
- – The top of the R in in Rada slopes down to the right; on genuine stamps it’s fairly horizontal.
- – The tops of the A’s in Rada are pointed; they have flat tops on other genuine and forged stamps.
Forgery type II
- – Virtually all the lines are thicker and heavier than those on genuine stamps. This is especially noticeable on the arc under 1918.
- – The top of the R in in Rada slopes down to the right; on genuine stamps it’s fairly horizontal.
Forgery type III
(also known as Posthumous Issue 6 in Germany and Poland)
– Rada has a thin solid line between the A and D; on other genuine and forged stamps it’s broken.
Thanks to Sam Ginsburg for images and analysis of Przedborz forgeries
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