DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1879-1920

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1879 New arms type, with country name, perforated

(Genuine stamp, obtained thanks to Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn)

  1/2 r violet
  1/2 r violet on blue
  1 r red
  1 r red on lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgeries, example:

(left genuine, right forgery: images obtained thanks to Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn)

These forgeries can also be found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries', reduced sizes

The genuine stamp has the left central leaf branch ending well above the top of the 1 denomination. In the forgery on the right it is ending too low. I have also seen the 1/2 r of this forgery. All the forgeries I've seen were cancelled with a thick black horizontal bar.

Page from a Fournier Album.

Some bogus 'UPU' overprints, reduced sizes

Various stamps and postal stationery were overprinted 'UPU' and a cross in blue, black or red and with a new value in March 1891. This issue was made under the influence of a stamp dealer from Paris and can therefore be considered as speculative or bogus. On this set were 'issued' the following values: 80 c (black or red) on 1/2 r, 90 c on 1 r, 1 P (red) on 1/2 r.

Fournier apparently also sold an other type of forgeries. Here three forgeries from the Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, with 'FAC-SIMILE' printed on the backside:

Reduced sizes

1880 Arms in a circle

With underprint

  1 c green
  2 c orange
  5 c blue
  10 c red
  20 c brown
  25 c lilac
  50 c yellow
  75 c blue
  1 P gold

Two types of these stamps exist; without underprint (1880) and with underprint (1881). They are all rouletted.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged (1883)

  5 c on 1 c green
  10 c on 2 c orange
  25 c on 5 c blue
  50 c on 10 c red
  1 F on 20 c brown
  1 F 25 c on 25 c lilac
  2 F 50 c on 50 c yellow
  3 F 75 c on 75 c blue
  5 F on 1 P gold

Many of these surcharges exist in two or three types. The surcharges were applied to the stamps without and with underprint. Many errors also exist (all very rare).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

45 c lilac essay

Forged '5 francos.' on 1 P stamp

Some bogus 'UPU' overprints, reduced sizes

Various stamps and postal stationery were overprinted 'UPU' and a cross in blue or black and with a new value in March 1891. This issue was made under the influence of a stamp dealer from Paris and can therefore be considered as speculative. On this set were 'issued' the following values: 1 c (red) on 5 c, 1 c (red) on 25 c on 5 c, 2 c (blue) on 20 c, 2 c on 1 F on 20 c.

In the Fournier Album of Philatelic forgeries a forged 1 P stamp can be found. Fournier also made a forged overprint '5 francos', presumably to be applied on this forgery.

Fournier forgeries, reduced sizes

Left genuine. Right a forgery, the smaller details are not the same (background lines etc). It has a "FAUX" overprint.

1885 Arms with value in lower corners

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c orange
  20 c brown
  50 c violet
  1 P red
  2 P brown

Surcharged and overprinted '1905'

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  2 c on 20 c brown
  5 c on 20 c brown
  10 c on 20 c brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1895 Arms with value in all corners

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1900 Various designs

  1/4 c black (non-issued newspaper stamp, design as 5 c)
  1/2 c black (non-issued newspaper stamp, design as 1 P)
  1 c lilac
  1 c green 
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c orange
  20 c brown
  50 c green
  1 P black on blue
  2 P brown on yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1900 Map of the island

(Genuine stamp, obtained thanks to Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn)

  1/4 c blue
  1/2 c red
  1 c olive
  2 c green
  5 c brown
  10 c orange
  20 c lilac
  50 c black
  1 P brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgeries, example:

(Forgery, image obtained thanks to Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn)

The genuine stamps can be identified by a dot after "ATLANTICO" (the above forgery has no dot), and three clear white lines above "ANT" of "ATLANTICO" (only two clear white lines above "ANT" of "ATLANTICO" are present in the above forgery). I've been told that they might have been made by a forger in Genoa, Italy (N.Imperato?).

Another forgery?:

(Reduced size)

In the Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, some forgeries sold by Fournier can be found (2 c, 10 c, 20 c and 50 c). They do have a dot behind 'ATLANTICO'.

Fournier forgery, reduced size.

1901 Arms, 'REPUBLICA DOMINICANA' on top

  1/2 c red and violet
  1/2 c orange and black (1905)
  1/2 c green and black (1906)
  1 c olive and violet
  1 c blue and black (1905)
  1 c red and black (1906)
  2 c green and violet
  2 c lilac and black (1905)
  2 c brown and black (1906)
  5 c brown and violet
  5 c red and black (1905)
  5 c blue and black (1906)
  10 c orange and violet
  10 c green and black (1905)
  10 c lilac and black (1906)
  20 c lilac and violet
  20 c olive and black (1905)
  20 c green and black (1906)
  50 c black and violet
  50 c brown and black (1905)
  1 P brown and violet
  1 P grey and black (1905)
  1 P violet and black (1906)

Surcharged

  '2 dos cts' on 50 c black and violet
  '2 dos cts' on 1 P brown and violet
  '5 cinco cts' on 50 c black and violet
  '5 cinco cts' on 1 P brown and violet
  '10 diez cts' on 50 c black and violet
  '10 diez cts' on 1 P brown and violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The forger Sperati made a forgery of the 1 P grey and black value. The distinguishing characteristics can be found in the BPA book. I don't have any image of such a forgery right now. He used a genuine stamp of lower value and deleted the image and printed his forged image on top of it. Therefore, the paper and cancels are genuine.

1902 Foundation of the city of S.Domingo, various designs

  1 c green and black
  2 c red and black
  5 c blue and black
  10 c orange and black
  12 c violet and black
  20 c red and black
  50 c brown and black

The forger Bela Szekula offered remainders of these stamps with forged cancels. The above shown cancels could be forged; they all seem to have the cancel 'SANTO DOMINGO R.D. 20 ENE 02'.

1904 Official stamps, overprinted with '16 de Agosto 1904'

  1 c on 20 c yellow and black
  2 c red and black
  5 c blue and black
  10 c green and black

1904 Postage due stamps, overprinted with 'REPUBLICA DOMINICANA CORREOS'

'CENTAVOS' instead of 'CENTAVO'?

  1 c on 2 c olive (overprint red or black)
  1 c on 4 c olive (overprint red)
  2 c olive (overprint red)

1906 Postage due stamps overprinted with 'REPUBLICA DOMINICANA'

  1 c on 4 c olive (overprint red)
  'UN centavo.' on 10 c olive
  2 c on 5 c olive

1911 Official stamp overprinted 'HABILITADO 1911'

  2 c red and black

1911 New arms type, 'REPUBLICA DOMINICANA' curved in the lower part below the arms

  1/2 c orange and black
  1 c green and black
  2 c red and black
  5 c green and black
  10 c lilac and black
  20 c green and black
  50 c brown and black
  1 P violet and black

2 c red modified type of 1924

In 1922/1930 similar stamps were issued (also in 1 colour): 1/2 c lilac and black, 1 c green, 2 c red and 5 c blue. A slightly different design was issued in 1924 with the label with 'REPUBLICA DOMINCANA' curving upwards in the values 1 c green, 2 c red (see image above), 5 c blue, 10 c violet and black (two types '10' different) and 1 P orange and black.

1914 100th birthday of Juan Pablo Duartes, background in blue, white and red

  1/2 c orange and black
  1 c green and black
  2 c red and black
  5 c grey and black
  10 c lilac and black
  20 c olive and black
  50 c brown and black
  1 P violet and black

1915 Official stamps overprinted 'Habilitado 1915'

  'MEDIO CENTAVO' (violet overprint) on 20 c yellow
  1 c green (red overprint)
  2 c red (red overprint)
  5 c blue (red overprint)
  10 c green (red overprint)
  20 c yellow (red overprint)

1915 Similar to arms type of 1911 overprinted with year

Overprinted '1915' in red

  1/2 c lilac and black
  1 c brown and black
  2 c green and black
  5 c red and black
  10 c blue and black
  20 c red and black
  50 c green and black
  1 P orange and black

Overprinted '1916' in red
  1/2 c lilac and black
  1 c green and black

Overprinted '1917' in red

(Reduced sizes)

  1/2 c lilac and black
  1 c green and black
  2 c green and black
  5 c red and black

Overprinted '1919' in red
  2 c green and black

Overprinted '1920' in red

  1/2 c lilac and black
  1 c green and black
  2 c green and black
  5 c red and black
  10 c blue and black
  20 c red and black
  50 c green and black

Overprinted '1921'
  1 c green and black
  2 c green and black

Official stamps

1902 Inscription 'Franqueo Oficial', castle of St. Domingo

  1 c green and black (1911)
  2 c red and black
  5 c blue and black
  10 c green and black
  20 c yellow and black

These stamps overprinted with '16 de Agosto 1904' or 'HABILITADO 1911' or 'HABILITADO 1915' are postage stamps (see there).

The next set of official stamps was issued in 1928 (lighthouse design, 5 values).

Postage due stamps

1901 Number in ellipse, 'T' in four corners, no country name indicated

  1 c olive (1924)
  2 c olive
  4 c olive
  5 c olive
  10 c olive

For the specialist: two colours exist of the values 2 c, 4 c, 5 c and 10 c: a brownish olive was issued in 1904 and a greenish olive was issued in 1913.

Postcards, envelopes etc.

Design as postage stamps of 1880

(At least the following other values exist: 3 c blue, 30 c red)

Telegraph stamps

1887 Inscription 'Cie DES TELEGRAPHES REPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE'

Reduced size

The following other values of the above stamp exist: 25 c green, 50 c yellow, 1 P brown, 5 P blue and 10 P red.

1920 Inscription 'REPUBLICA DOMINICANA TELEGRAFOS Y RADIOGRAFOS'

The above stamp exists in the following values: 1 c green and blue, 5 c blue, 10 c green, 25 c brown, 35 c red, 50 c violet, 1 $ green, 2 $ blue and 5 $ orange.

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