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Return To Catalogue - Brazil 1866-1890 - Brazil 1891-1920 - Fiscal stamps, part 1 - Fiscal stamps, part 2 - Miscellaneous
Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
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(Genuine stamps)
(Reduced sizes)
30 r black 60 r black 90 r black
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 |
| 30 r | RRR | RR | |
| 60 r | RR | RR | |
| 90 r | RRR | RRR | |
Forgeries of these stamps exist. There are 17 different kinds of forgeries known. Very old forgeries were made by Spiro in 1864, Zechmeyer made 3 different forgeries in 1890, followed by Erasmus Oneglia in 1897 and Giovani Patroni, also in 1897. In the 20th century forgeries were made by M.Mercier in 1910 (Mercier is the predecessor of the famous forger Fournier) and Jean de Sperati in 1914 (only the 60 r and 90 r). The other forgeries are of unkown makers.
In most forgeries the network of lines of the background is different from the genuine stamps. Examples:
Spiro forgeries:
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There is a chain pattern around the inner shaded region in these Spiro forgeries. This pattern is not present in the genuine stamps.
Zechmeyer forgeries:
Other forgeries:
In this forgery of the 90 r, the '9' and '0' are touching each other, in the genuine stamps, there is a clear space between them
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(In this forgery, the left bottom part of the '3' is not forked as in the genuine stamps)
Forgery of th 30 r value: the black line of shading at the top left of the '3' should not be there.
Sperati forgeries (60 r and 90 r only):
60 r:
Image obtained from: http://www.seymourfamily.com/rfrajola/Sperati/speratiindex.htm
(Probably a Sperati forgery)
This forgery is made by photo-lithography, while the genuine stamps are engraved. The cancels always seem to be one of the following: 'PELOTAS' or 'Victoria' in a straight line, 'MACEIO' in a framed rectangular box, or 'CORREIO GERALDACORTE' in a double circle, with dates either '30 18 1844 8', '4 9 1844', '14 9 1844', '6 3 1845' or '28 7 1845'. The dates apparantly are always one of the above.
(Sperati forgery?)
(Other stamp that I do not trust)
10 r black 30 r black 60 r black 90 r black 180 r black 300 r black 600 r black
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 |
| 10 r | R | *** | |
| 30 r | R | R | |
| 60 r | R | *** | |
| 90 r | RR | RR | |
| 180 r | RRR | RRR | |
| 300 r | RRR | RRR | |
| 600 r | RRR | RRR | |
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Note that the numbers are different from the genuine stamps in the above forgeries. Also note the typical 'Spiro' cancels.
The forger Fournier offers the three values 180 r, 300 r and 600 r in his 1914 pricelist for 3 Swiss Francs. He sold them as first choice forgeries. I have no pictures of those available right now. He also sold the whole serie (7 values) as second choice forgeries for 2 Swiss Francs, possibly he sold the above shown forgeries.
Other forgeries:
(Forgeries of the 30 r and 300 r)
(Forgery of the 30 r and 300 r; made by the same forger?)
10 r black 10 r blue (1854) 20 r black 30 r black 30 r blue (1854) 60 r black 90 r black 180 r black 280 r red (1861) 300 r black 430 r yellow (1861) 600 r black
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 |
| Imperforate (1850) | |||
| 10 r black | R | *** | |
| 10 r blue | *** | *** | 1854 |
| 20 r | RR | RR | |
| 30 r black | *** | * | |
| 30 r blue | RR | RR | 1854 |
| 60 r | *** | * | |
| 90 r | R | *** | |
| 180 r | RR | RR | |
| 280 r | RR | RR | 1861 |
| 300 r | RR | RR | |
| 430 r | RR | RR | 1861 |
| 600 r | RR | RR | |
| Perforated 13 1/2 (private perforation in Rio de Janeiro, 1866) | |||
| All values | RR | R (60 r) to RR | |
Forgeries of these stamps made by Spiro, examples:
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The above forgeries are cancelled with a cancel as in the above 30 r and 240 r, dots or 4 concentric circles; the typical Spiro cancels.
The forger Fournier offers the two values 280 r and 430 r in his 1914 pricelist for 2 Swiss Francs. He sold them as first choice forgeries. I have no pictures of those available right now.
Fournier also offers second choice forgeries: all black values (8) for 2 Swiss Francs, or all values (12) for 2.50 Swiss Francs. Pictures of those can be found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'. They must be the same forgeries offered by Spiro (as shown above).
Other forgeries:
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