CRETE (KPHTH), Russian post offices

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1899 Double headed eagle

  1 m green
  1 m blue
  1 m blue (slightly different design)
  1 m violet
  2 m black
  2 m red
  2 m grey
  2 m blue
  2 m violet
  2 m brown

These stamps have a blue or violet circular control overprint (at the corners of four stamps, see above for examples).

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 m green RR R  
1 m blue RRR RRR  
1 m blue *** *** Slightly different design
1 m violet RRR RRR  
2 m black *** ***  
2 m red RR RR  
2 m grey RR RR  
2 m blue RRR RRR  
2 m violet RRR RRR  
2 m brown RRR RRR  

I've been told that the next stamp is a forgery (by the way, I'm not sure if the above stamps are genuine):


(Reduced size)


Fournier forgeries, as taken from a Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, reduced sizes. The Fournier forgeries with Latin inscription have a 'V' instead of a 'Y' in 'RETYMNO'. The Fournier forgeries with Greec inscription have 'O's instead of 'Q's


Two forgeries taken from a Fournier Album.

 

1899 New design, trident


(Genuine stamps)


(With stars, reduced size)


(With stars, reduced size)

Without stars between inscriptions in the ellipse
  1 m red
  1 m blue
  1 m green
  1 m orange
  1 m lilac
  1 m yellow
  1 m black
  2 m red
  2 m blue
  2 m green
  2 m orange
  2 m lilac
  2 m yellow
  2 m black
  1 g red
  1 g blue
  1 g green
  1 g orange
  1 g lilac
  1 g yellow
  1 g black

With stars between inscriptions:
  1 m blue
  1 m green
  1 m red
  1 m lilac
  2 m blue
  2 m green
  2 m red
  2 m lilac
  1 g blue
  1 g green
  1 g red
  1 g lilac

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2. They have a small control overprint in blue or violet.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Without stars
All values except the following R R  
1 m black RR RR  
1 g black RR RR  
With stars
All values *** ***  

Forgeries exist, examples:

If my information is correct, the forgeries can be detected by the leaf ornaments at the right hand side (just above the lower right circle with value); in the forgeries, the most upper leaf is much fatter than in the genuine stamps.


(Without stars, reduced sizes, probably forgeries)


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