Forged Stamps of Victoria
“The Spud Papers”
by Atlee, Pemberton & Earée
1868. Queen Victoria
Five Shillings. Blue on yellow
Genuine
Epargne. Perf. 13. Watermark, V. and crown. It is impossible to give all the minute differences between the genuine and the forgery. The neck of the Queen is shaded all over. There is a neat coil of plaits at the back of the head.
Forged
Lithograph. Perf. 13 (very small, and far apart). No watermark. Whole of design very poor and coarse. A large portion of the neck unshaded. The hair at the back gathered into a loose shapeless lump. Twentyfive in sheet, 5 X 5.
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Victoria
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