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Return To Catalogue - 1851-1863 issues
Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
contact me if you want to purchase them:
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(Reduced size)
1 c violet 1 c blue (1882) 1 c green (1883) 2 c red 2 c red 2 c brown 2 c violet 5 c blue 6 c green 10 c black 10 c red 10 c brown 12 c black 12 c lilac 15 c brown 18 c brown 50 c red 1 D red
For the specialist; these stamps are perforated 12.
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 violet | *** | *** | |
| 1 c blue | ** | ** | |
| 1 c green | * | * | |
| 2 c red | *** | *** | |
| 2 c red | *** | ** | |
| 2 c brown | *** | ** | |
| 2 c violet | ** | * | |
| 5 c | *** | ** | Shades of blue |
| 6 c | *** | *** | |
| 10 c black | *** | *** | |
| 10 c red | *** | *** | |
| 10 c brown | *** | ** | |
| 12 c black | R | R | |
| 12 c lilac | R | R | |
| 15 c | R | R | |
| 18 c | *** | *** | |
| 50 c | RR | RR | |
| 100 c | RR | RR | |
Forgeries exist of these stamps, examples:

(Forgery left and genuine stamp right)

Probably Spiro forgeries

(Forgery of the 6 c stamp made by Spiro?)
Most of these forgeries are quite primitive (for more examples see: http://www.hawaiianstamps.com/bankfor.html ). I have seen various Spiro forgeries (1 c violet, 2 c red, 5 c blue, 6 c green, 12 c lilac and 18 c brown) There are also some primitive forgeries of other forgers of the 5 c blue and 6 c green values.
A very dangerous forgery of the 50 c was made by Sperati. He used genuine stamps of a lower value, bleached the design and printed his own image on top. In this way, the paper and the cancel are genuine (for more details see the above mentioned website).

(Reduced sizes)
1 c orange 1 c green (1899) 2 c brown 2 c red (1899) 5 c red 5 c blue (1899) 10 c green 12 c blue 25 c violet 25 c blue
These stamps are perforated 12.
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 orange | * | * | |
| 1 c green | * | * | |
| 2 c brown | * | * | |
| 2 c red | * | * | |
| 5 c red | ** | * | |
| 5 c blue | *** | ** | |
| 10 c | *** | *** | |
| 12 c | *** | *** | |
| 25 c violet | R | R | |
| 25 c blue | *** | *** | |
A mystery stamp, 25 c orange in the design of the 25 c violet, but with date '1892' instead of '1883':

(Bogus? stamp)
(Reduced size)
1 c violet 1 c blue 1 c green 2 c red 2 c red (other type) 2 c brown 2 c violet 5 c blue 5 c blue 6 c green 10 c black 10 c red 10 c brown 12 c black 12 c lilac 15 c brown 18 c red 25 c violet 50 c red 100 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 |
| 1 c violet | ** | *** | Red overprint |
| 1 c blue | ** | *** | Red overprint |
| 1 c green | * | * | Red overprint |
| 2 c red | R | R | Black overprint |
| 2 c red | ** | ** | Black overprint |
| 2 c brown | *** | ** | Red overprint |
| 2 c violet | * | * | Red overprint |
| 5 c | ** | ** | Red overprint, shades of blue |
| 6 c | *** | *** | Red overprint |
| 10 c black | *** | *** | Red overprint |
| 10 c red | *** | *** | Black overprint |
| 10 c brown | *** | *** | Black overprint |
| 12 black | *** | *** | Red overprint (I have also seen a red overprint, forgery?) |
| 12 c lilac | RR | RR | Red overprint |
| 15 c | *** | *** | Black overprint |
| 18 c | *** | *** | Black overprint |
| 25 c | *** | R | Red overprint |
| 50 c | R | R | Black overprint |
| 100 c | RR | RR | Black overprint |
There exist forgeries of this overprint, the genuine overprints have a damaged first 'i' in the word 'Provisional': it has no right bottom serif as the other 'i' in this word:

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(I think this is a genuine overprint)
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