SURINAM 1873-1899

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Colony of the Netherlands, capital Paramaribo.

A bogus issue of Surinam (or Dutch Guiana) was issued in 1861. A crown in the centre of two branches, the inscription reads 'Post Zegel', with value below and one of the numbers '1 8 6 1' in each of the corners. The stamp is printed in black on blue, black on violet or black on red. It was listed in one of the first stamp catalogues 'Standard guide to postage stamp collecting' by Bellars and Davie (London, 1864). It is also listed in the Mount Brown (1862) Catalogue of British, Colonial, and Foreign Postage Stamps (see www.archive.org ) where it is listed as
"DUTCH GUIANA. Crown surrounded by wreath, date indicated."
(both catalogues without images). Other people believed this stamp was issued in Dutch Indies. It has never been discovered who made this stamp and why. I don't have a picture of this bogus issue, if anybody possesses a picture, please contact me!

1873 King William III

  1 c grey
  2 c yellow
  2 1/2 c red
  3 c green
  5 c lilac
  10 c brown
  12 1/2 c grey
  15 c grey
  20 c green
  25 c blue
  30 c lilac
  40 c brown
  50 c brown
  1 G brown and grey
  2 G 50 c green and orange

The 1 G and 2.50 G values have larger margins around the stamp-image.

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

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

Surcharged

  '2 1/2 CENT' on 50 c brown
  10 c on 12 1/2 c blue
  10 c on 15 c grey
  10 c on 20 c green
  10 c on 25 c blue
  10 c on 30 c lilac
  25 c on 40 c brown
  25 c on 50 c brown
  50 c on 1 G brown and grey
  50 c on 2 1/2 G green and orange

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

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

Typical cancels:

('SURINAME OVER St. NAZAIRE' and a typical Paramaribo cancel)

Some numeral cancels similar to those of The Netherlands were used in Surinam: the numbers used were '204' to '207'. The number '204' seems to belong to Paramaribo.

(Numeral cancel '204': Paramaribo)

Postcard

A Senf forgery of the 2G50 c stamp. This stamp was given as an 'art supplement' with one of the Journals of Senf:

This 'imperforate variety' is probably a cut from the above facsimile.

The forger Fournier also made forgeries of these stamps. I've seen the values 3 c, 1 G, 10 c on 20 c, 10 c on 25 c, 10 c on 30 c in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'. According to the Serrane Guide, the whole set was forged by Fournier. The shading of the face is not as well done as in the genuine stamps. If cancelled, they have the cancel 'PARAMARIBO 2 7 1890'.

Fournier forgeries from a Fournier Album and forged 12 1/2 c and 1 G stamps.

Page from a Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries.

The forged 'PARAMARIBO 2 7 1890' cancel as used by Fournier. Picture taken from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'.

Probably a Fournier forgery as well.

Two imperforate colour trials of the 2 1/2 c in violet and blue; I've also seen them in the colours orange, brown, green and black.

Unlisted surcharge '1 Cent' on 2 1/2 c red. Probably the issue made fraudulously be an Englishman with the help of the Surinam postmaster.

1890 Value in a circle

  1 c grey
  2 c orange
  2 1/2 c red
  3 c green
  5 c blue

Surcharged with value and crown (1911) 

  '1/2 cent' on 1 c grey
  '1/2 cent' on 2 c orange

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

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

1892 Value, inscription 'FRANKEERZEGEL'

  2 1/2 c black and yellow

Specialists distinguish two types, differing in the 'f' of the background inscription.

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

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

1892 Queen Wilhelmina

  10 c brown
  12 1/2 c lilac
  15 c grey
  20 c green
  25 c blue
  30 c brown

Surcharged

(reduced size)

  15 c on 25 c blue (1911)
  20 c on 30 c brown (1911)

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

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

Cancel 'BENEDEN COMMEWIJNE' on a 10 c value

Forgeries

I have seen the whole set of non-surcharged stamps. Most of them are badly perforated (I've even seen imperforate stamps). Examples:

Distinguishing charcateristic of this forgery, the horizontal inner lower right frameline continues towards the right (see red arrow)

This forgery was offered by Louis Pasche of Lausanne in Switzerland in 1928 in a pricelist he send to several clients. He offers the complete (unsurcharged) set of 6 stamps for 50 Swiss Francs (10 sets) or 400 Swiss Francs (100 sets). On this list he also offers forgeries of Serbia (1904 set, 8 values), Haiti (1904, 4 values) and Transvaal (No. 86, 104, 105; according to the Yvert&Tellier catalogue, the 5 Pounds 1885 stamp and the 5 Sh and 10 Sh 1895 stamps). On Bill Claghorn's forgery site, http://members.tripod.com/claghorn1p/Surinam/Sur25_30.htm, they are referred to as 'Maison Pasche' forgeries. They are also sometimes called 'Faux de Lausanne'. I'm not sure if Pasche made these forgeries or just sold them.

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