FERNANDO POO

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1868 Queen Isabella II

Certified genuine Stamp with Grauss certificate 20 c brown, might be a forgery....

  20 c brown

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
20 c RRR RRR  

Forgeries are plentyful. Most of the forgeries that I've seen are rather deceptive. Examples of forgeries:


(Forgery)


Other imperforate forgery, possibly made by Segui


Block of Segui forgeries, made around 1910.


Three Fournier forgeries as they can be found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries', reduced sizes. According to the Serrane guide the dimensions of the Fournier forgeries are 18 1/4 x 21 1/2 mm, while the genuine stamps measure 18 3/5 x 21 4/5 mm.


Another page from a Fournier Album.


This forgery(?) has inscription '20 CEN DE PESO' instead of '20 CEN DE ESC'.


Imperforate forgery.

Image obtained from a Sotheby auction
A very deceptive forgery made by Sperati.


Very dubious item, most likely a forgery. At the bottom left of the central circle, the horizontal background lines are touching the small circular enclosure. In genuine stamps the horizontal lines never touch the circle.

 

1879 Alfonso XII

Value in 'C. DE PESETA'

50 c blue

  5 c green
  10 c red
  50 c blue

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
5 c R R  
10 c R R  
50 c R R   
Value in 'C. DE PESO' (1882)

10 c brown
2 c and 10 c with 'star in dots' and 'lozenge in dots' cancels

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c violet
  10 c brown (1889)

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 c *** ***  
2 c *** ***  
5 c *** ***  
10 c *** ***   
Surcharged with 'HABILITADO PARA CORREOS 50 CENT PTA'

  50 c (blue, black or violet) on 1 c green
  50 c (blue or black) on 2 c red
  50 c (blue, black or violet) on 5 c 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
50 c on 1 c RR RR  
50 c on 2 c *** ***  
50 c on 5 c RR RR  


A 'HABILITADO PARA CORREOS 50 CENT-PTA' overprint on an envelope (not on a stamp!)

 

1894 King Alfonso XIII, 'Babyface'


(Reduced size)

  1/8 c grey
  2 c red
  5 c green
  6 c violet
  10 c violet
  10 c red
  10 c brown
  12 1/2 c brown
  20 c blue
  25 c red

Overprinted 'HABILITADO PARA CORREOS 50 CENT PTA' (1898)
(overprinted in several colors)
  50 c on 2 c red
  50 c on 10 c violet
  50 c on 10 c red
  50 c on 10 c brown
  50 c on 12 1/2 c brown

Overprinted 'HABILITADO 5 C DE PESO'

  5 c (blue) on 2 c red
  5 c (blue) on 6 c violet
  5 c (blue) on 10 c violet
  5 c on 10 c brown
  5 c (black or blue) on 12 1/2 c brown
  5 c (black or red) on 20 c blue
  5 c (black or blue) on 25 c red

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
All values R to RR R to RR   
Overprinted '5 Cen.' in a circle

 

  5 c on 1/8 c grey
  5 c (blue or black) on 2 c red
  5 c (red) on 5 c green
  5 c (red or violet) on 6 c violet
  5 c on 10 c brown
  5 c (red) on 12 1/2 c brown
  5 c (red) on 20 c blue
  5 c (black or blue) on 25 c red

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
5 c on 1/8 c * *  
5 c on 2 c ** **  
5 c on 5 c *** ***  
5 c on 6 c ** **  
5 c on 10 c R R  
5 c on 12 1/2 c *** ***  
5 c on 20 c ** **  
5 c on 25 c ** **  

Forged Fournier overprint:


A forged '5 Cen.' overprint made by the forger Fournier. Picture taken from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'.

 

King Alfonso XIII facing the left

With year '1899'

Image obtained from a Schuyler Rumsey auction

  1 m brown
  2 m brown
  3 m brown
  4 m brown
  5 m brown
  1 c black
  2 c green
  3 c brown
  4 c yellow
  5 c red
  6 c blue
  8 c brown
  10 c orange
  15 c olive
  20 c brown
  40 c violet
  60 c black
  80 c brown
  1 P green
  2 P blue

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 to 15 c * *  
20 c ** **  
40 c *** ***  
60 c *** ***  
80 c *** ***  
1 P R R  
2 P R R   
Overprinted 'HABILITADO PARA CORREOS 50 CENT PTA'

  50 c on 4 c yellow (overprinted violet)
  50 c on 20 c brown

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
50 c on 4 c *** *** Also exists with green overprint(?): R
50 c on 20 c *** **   
Overprinted 'HABILITADO 5 C DE PESO'

  5 c on 20 c brown

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
5 c on 20 c ** *   
Overprinted '5 Cen.' in a circle
  5 c on 20 c brown

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
5 c on 20 c *** *   
With year '1900'

  1 m black
  2 m black
  3 m black
  4 m black
  5 m black
  1 c green
  2 c violet
  3 c red
  4 c brown
  5 c blue
  6 c red
  8 c brown
  10 c red
  15 c violet
  20 c brown
  40 c brown
  60 c green
  80 c blue
  1 P brown
  2 P red

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 to 80 c * *  
1 P *** ***  
2 P *** ***   
Overprinted 'HABILITADO PARA CORREOS 50 CENT PTA'

  50 c on 20 c brown

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
50 c on 20 c ** ***   
With year '1901'

  1 c black
  2 c yellow
  3 c violet
  4 c violet
  5 c red
  10 c brown
  25 c blue
  50 c red
  75 c brown
  1 p green
  2 p brown
  3 p green
  4 p red
  5 p green
  10 p yellow

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 c to 2 P ** **  
3 P to 10 P *** ***   
With year '1902'

  5 c green
  10 c blue
  25 c red
  50 c brown
  75 c violet
  1 p red
  2 p green
  5 p red

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
5 c to 75 c * *  
1 P and 2 P ** **  
5 P *** ***   
With year '1903'

  1/4 c violet
  1/2 c brown
  1 c red
  2 c green
  3 c green
  4 c violet
  5 c red
  10 c orange
  15 c green
  25 c brown
  50 c brown
  75 c red
  1 p brown
  2 p green
  3 p green
  4 p blue
  5 p blue
  10 p red

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
1/4 c to 25 c * *  
50 c to 1 P ** **  
2 P to 5 P *** ***  
10 P R R   
With year '1905' at the right side

4 c green 1 p brown 

  1 c violet
  2 c black
  3 c red
  4 c green
  5 c green
  10 c violet
  15 c red
  25 c orange
  50 c green
  75 c brown
  1 p brown
  2 p red
  3 p brown
  4 p green
  5 p red
  10 p blue

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 c to 5 c c c  
10 c to 75 c * *  
1 P ** **  
2 P to 10 P *** ***  

Stamps in a similar design were issued for the Elobey, Annobon and and Corisco; Fernando Poo; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Spanish Guinea and Rio de Oro.

Forgeries exist, example:


(Fournier 1st choice forgery)

The above forgery was made by Fournier, I've only seen the above cancel 'SANTA ISABEL 21 APR 99 FERNANDO POO', but another cancel seems to exist: 'CABO DE SAN JUAN 17 MAY 00 FERNANDO POO'. He has made two types of forgeries of the 1899 issue (4 values; 60 c to 2 P) and 1 type of the 1900 issue (5 values with millesimas, 1 to 5 m and 4 values with centavos 2 to 8 c). He distinguished between first choice forgeries and second choice forgeries. The second choice forgeries are relatively crude. I posess a 80 c 1899 1st choice Fournier forgery with no cancel, but with a 'FAUX' overprint; this forgery was distributed with the 'Fournier Album'.


Second choice Fournier forgery


Another page from a Fournier Album.

Not 100 % sure if this is a Fournier forgery
I've been told that these are 'Geneva forgeries'; they were probably made by Fournier as well.


Other forgeries

 

1907 King Alfonso XIII, inscription 'CORREOS PARA 1907'

  1 c blue
  2 c red
  3 c violet
  4 c black
  5 c yellow
  10 c brown
  15 c green
  25 c brown
  50 c green
  75 c red
  1 p blue
  2 p brown
  3 p red
  4 p grey
  5 p brown
  10 p brown

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 c to 15 c c c  
25 c *** **  
50 c c *  
75 c to 2 P * *  
3 P to 5 P ** **  
10 P *** ***   
Overprinted 'HABILITADO PARA 05 CTMS' in blue or black


  5 c on 10 c brown

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
5 c on 10 c * * Blue overprint: **

 

1929 'EXPOSICION GENERAL SEVILLA BARCELONA' of Spain overprinted 'FERNANDO POO' in blue or red

  5 c red (view with pillars)
  10 c green (King in ellipse)
  15 c blue (design as 1 c)
  20 c lilac (design as 2 c)
  25 c red (design as 1 c)
  30 c brown (design as 5 c)
  40 c blue (design as 10 c)
  50 c orange (design as 2 c)
  1 P black (design as 5 c)
  4 P red (design as 10 c)
  10 P brown (design as 10 c)

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
5 c to 5- c c c  
1 P * *  
4 P ** **  
10 P *** ***  

Some of the following fiscal stamps were overprinted 'CORREOS' and used as postage stamps in 1898-1900


(Fiscal stamps, reduced sizes)

Overprinted for postal use (value: all R to RRR):


(Reduced size)

The 'CORREOS' overprint was also forged, example of such a forgery:

Also, some two fiscal stamps were overprinted with 'HABLITADO -- PARA -- CORREOS' or 'HABILITADO PARA CORREO 15 C --- DE PESO ---', example:

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