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In the genuine stamps the background lines form a cross-like structure before the "P" of "POSTAGE" (except for the woodblocks).
Many forgeries exist, examples:
In the above forgeries, the background behind the woman is formed of small squares. There is no cross before the "P". There are guidelines around the stamp. I've only seen this forgery cancelled with parallel bars.
A whole sheet of these forgeries, consisting of 30 one penny
forgeries. Note the guidelines between the forgeries, which
genuine stamps don't have.
I believe this is the fourth forgery described in Album Weeds.
(Reduced size)
The above forgeries do not have any watermark. They also don't have the cross before the "P" of "POSTAGE". The pattern of lines behind the side labels is very prominent. I believe they are made by Spiro. They also have dividing lines between the stamps, which the genuine stamps don't have. I think this is the third forgery described in Album Weeds. In the 1 Sh value, the "G" of 'SHILLING" enters the bottom right lozenge.
4 p forgery of the Spiro set. The "U" of
"FOUR" is very squarish at the bottom.
Very similar forgery type, but now with the frame extended at the
top by two lines.
There is no cross in front of the "P" of "POSTAGE". The "C" of "CAPE" is very thin, especially at the top left side. These forgeries are most likey the engraved forgeries made by Panelli or Oneglia. These forgeries exist with an impressed watermark. The toes are very well visible in this forgery type. I've only seen them cancelled with the above diamond of parallel lines (with empty center).
This is most likely the second forgery mentioned in Album Weeds. It appeared around 1902.
Even 'errors' exist of these forgeries, here a "ONE
PENCE" error.
I've been told that this is also an Oneglia forgery, possibly a
lithographed version of the above forgeries? Note the white
pearl-like object in the lower right corner ornament and the long
top part of the "C" of "CAPE". The cancel is
the same as on the above Oneglia forgeries.
Note the very prominent background lines especially in front of the "P" and behind the "E" of the word "POSTAGE".
Other Fournier forgeries from the Fournier Album. The 1 c forgery
has a dot in the 'C' of 'CAPE'.
Fournier forgeries with a "21" numeral cancel (as
mentioned in the Serrane Guide).
Fournier forged cancel
The bottom left ornament in the Fournier forgeries touches the white space above it. Also the line pointing to the left bottom corner of the stamp is not long enough. Fournier forgeries were printed in blocks of four.
Forgery in the wrong colour (black or very dark violet?):
The "P" and "E" of "HOPE" are very
badly done (the "P" looks more like an inverted
"J"). I think this might be the same forgery as a 6 p
violet forgery that exists with various bogus cancels.
The same forgery in red with a bogus "..ANDRETTI" and
"SPEC..." cancels.
(London Exhibition Sheet)
In 1950 a souvenir sheet was issued in London for 'The London International Stamp Exhibition'; On this souvenir sheet there is a 1 Sh Nova Scotia 1852 violet stamp, a Penny Black, a New South Wales 1 p red 1850, a Ceylon 4 p 1859 and a 4 p Cape triangle of 1853, it was reproduced by the collotype process and printed by Waterlow & Sons. I have seen all the cuts from this sheet offered as forgeries.
Highly dubious items from the same source?...
Weird 1 Sh item printed on thick paper, almost no background
pattern.
Another strange 4 p item.