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Genuine stamps or reprints.
1 c blue (exists imperforate?) 2 c brown 5 c lilac 10 c red (exists imperforate?) 20 c green 30 c blue 50 c red 1 P brown Surcharged 'PERMITASE' (=permitted for use, issued in 1898) 1 c blue 2 c brown 5 c lilac 10 c red 1 P brown
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| All values | c | c to * | Most used stamps are cancelled reprints or forgeries. |
| With PERMITASE overprint | *** | *** | This overprint was used as a temporary measure for post offices that hadn't received the new stamps yet. |
I have seen a 3 c brown postcard ('CARTE POSTALE') in the same design. I've also seen a 2 c blue 'TARJETA POSTAL'.
According to the book 'Focus on Forgeries' by V.E.Tyler, reprints are printed on thick opaque paper. They often have 'HONDURAS' between bars cancels.
In the book 'Focus on Forgeries' by V.E.Tyler, four different types of forgeries are described. Genuine stamps have perforation 11 1/2.
Two forgeries of the 30 c value, imperforate in between. The
letters 'UPU' are too far away from their containing circles.
They are referred to as Type IV in 'Focus on Forgeries'. All 8
values exists for this type of forgery.
The forger Imperato made forgeries of these stamps. The right eyebrow (left from our viewpoint) is too high. The central part of the 'O' in 'HONDURAS' and 'CORREOS' are too round (should be much more elliptic). The other letters are also slightly different (for example the 'S' of 'CORREOS'). All 8 values were forged by Imperato. In the 1 c forgery, the '1' is too thin.
Most likely Imperato forgeries (Type I in Tyler's work).
Tyler's Type II forgery:
A forgery on very white paper. The 'C' of 'CENTAVOS' is too open.
The face is very white.
Another set of forgeries (only the values 1 c, 2 c and 5 c are known):
These forgeries are imperforate (they also exist with perforation
14 1/2). The 1 c has a break in the top of the first 'O' of
'CORREOS' (see Tyler's book, he refers to this forgery type as
Type III). The 2 c and 5 c values have a break in the left left
of the 'N' of 'HONDURAS'.
Also see: http://bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.sg/2012/10/ClassicalStampsHonduras.html for more information.
1 c brown 2 c red 5 c blue 6 c lilac 10 c blue 20 c brown 50 c red 1 P green Official stamps, overprinted 'OFICIAL' 5 c blue 10 c blue 20 c brown 50 c red 1 P green
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| All values | c | c to * | Most used stamps are cancelled reprints or forgeries. Misprint 5 c lilac: * |
| With PERMITASE overprint | *** | *** | |
| With OFICIAL overprint | c | ? | |
A misprint, 5 c lilac instead of 5 c blue exists, example:
Misprint
Forgery type I: '1896' instead of '1898'
Forgery type I: '1896' instead of '1898'
Forgery, type II, rather deceptive: 'LIT' is written upwards, the mountain to the right of the train touches the train at an angle (it should touch at 90 degrees):
Forgery type II, 'LIT' slanting upwards
In the type III forgery, the '1898' is written much larger than in the genuine stamps. This forgery is printed on very white paper. It is the only set of forgeries for which the color error has also been forged. In my opinion, the 'plant' design just to the right of the value stands out too much from the background. This is also true for the very light area to the right hand side of the train (below the mountain):
Type III forgery. I've often seen imperforate forgeries and
'OFICIAL' overprints as well of this type.
This forgery type even exists with forged 'PERMITASE' overprints.
Another type IV forgery exists with perforation 11 instead of 11 1/2. The mountain is very heavily outlined. I think the following stamps are such Type IV forgeries:
This could be forgery type IV (though I'm not 100 % sure)
1 c green 2 c red 5 c blue 6 c black 10 c brown 20 c blue 50 c red 1 P orange
1 c green 2 c red 5 c blue 6 c violet 10 c brown 20 c blue 50 c red 1 P orange Surcharged (1910)
'1' on 20 c blue '5' (green) on 20 c blue '10' (red) on 20 c blue
For the specialist: these stamps are perforated 14, the 1 c green also exists perforated 11 1/2 (this stamp is lithographed).
1 c violet 2 c green 5 c red 6 c blue 10 c blue 20 c yellow 50 c brown 1 P green Overprinted 'XC Aniversario de la Independencia' 2 c green Surcharged (1913)
'2 CENTAVOS' on 1 c violet '2 Cts.' on 1 c violet '2 Cts.' on 10 c blue '2 Cts.' on 20 c yellow '5 Cts.' on 1 c violet '5 Cts.' on 10 c blue '6 Cts.' on 1 c violet
These stamps exist with overprint 'OFICIAL'.
1 c red
1 c brown 2 c red 5 c blue (2 shades) 6 c black 6 c violet (1915) 10 c blue 10 c brown (1915) 20 c brown 50 c red 1 P green Surcharged (1914) '1 cent.' on 2 c red 5 c on 2 c red 5 c on 6 c black 5 c on 10 c brown (1915) 10 c on 2 c red 10 c (black or red) on 6 c black 10 c on 50 c red
These stamps exist with overprint 'OFICIAL':
1 P tete-beche
1 c brown 2 c red 5 c blue 6 c violet 10 c blue 20 c brown 50 c red 1 P green
These stamps exist with overprint 'OFICIAL'.
I know that the values 2 c and 20 c also exist in tete-beche.
The 6 c violet exist with a red '1926' overprint.
1 c orange
I've seen several of these stamps with missing horizontal perforation (see image above).
1 c brown 2 c red 5 c red 6 c lilac 10 c blue 15 c blue 20 c brown 50 c brown 1 P green
All these stamps exist with overprint 'OFICIAL'.
The 6 c lilac exists with overprint 'Acuerdo Mayo 3 de 1926' in black and 'HABILITADO' in red (1926); also with inverted and double overprints.
The 1 P exists partly perforated or imperforate (see image above).
6 c violet
2 c red (smaller size) 2 c bronze (larger size) 2 c silver (larger size) 2 c gold (larger size)
The 2 c stamps were printed in red and the larger sized stamps were covered in bronze, silver or gold powder. A misprint 2 c red (larger size) exists, where the powder was not applied.
I've been told that the next stamps with inscription 'PAZ - UNION - LIBERTAD 1920' are reprints, I have no further information.
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