ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES
Forgeries
15c Surcharge Forgeries
Type B2
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The forged handstamp was described by Bartels et al (1904) as Illustrations C46 and C55. (a 1903 counterfeit surcharge coming from Europe).
Characteristics: The vertical down stroke of the “5” is too long and the serif of the “5” is a semicircle. The “C” in “CORREOS” is narrow. There is commonly a line break in the bottom external frame towards the left corner. The lettering of “HABILITADO” generally appears fine. The “R” of “PARA” is too broad. As noted by Bartels et al the lettering in CORREOS a trifle too large and the first R of CORREOS has a flat top, while the second R slopes almost from the beginning (although this is not always clear). |
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#F-169 Type B2 black on 15c red brown |
#F-170 Type B2 dark violet on 15c rose |
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#F-169 B2 black Bartels et al (1904): C04-2 Peterson (PPJ 2019-1) illustrates this and other forgeries which he descrinbed as reprints (#5). However, the examples illustrated appear to be of forged handstamps |
#F-170 B2 dark violet Also occurs inverted
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#F-170 Type B2 15c black on 15c rose |
#F-177 Type B2 dark violet on 25c brown |
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#F-170 B2 black Bartels et al (1904): C257-1. (noted to also occur inverted)
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#F-177 B2 dark violet Peterson (PPJ 2019-1) illustrates an example which is incorrectly described as a reprint (#7); however, the example illustrated appears to be the forgery type B2. Occurs as singles and also in se-tenant strip
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#F-177 Type B2 black on 25c brown |
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#F-177 B2 black Noted from a block 16 seen at the Soler y LLach May 2022 auction which also included inverted examples. Occurs as se-tenant strip
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Forgeries
Babyheads
Surcharges
Overprints
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