Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

CHILE 1853-1899

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1853 Head of Columbus, inscription "CORREOS PORTE FRANCO", imperforate

1 c yellow 5 c red

  1 c yellow
  5 c red
  10 c blue
  20 c green

(Watermark on the 20 c stamp)

For the specialist, these stamp have a watermark consisting of the value of the stamp (for example '5' for the 5 c) value. The values 5 c and 10 c were issued first with slightly smaller watermark. Later a larger watermark was introduced. Futhermore local prints and London prints can be distinghuished for the 5 c and 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
1 c	***	**
5 c	***	*	Cheapest type
10 c	***	*	Cheapest type
20 c	R	***

I've been told that the next stamps are Hahn reprints of the 20 c in wrong colours, they have a 'Star CHILE' watermark or are unwatermarked. They seem to have been made in 1910. According to http://www.sociedadfilatelica.cl/webarticulos/reimpresionhahn.html, mysteriously the printing plates ended up in Hamburg in the hands of Dr. Hugo Hahn in 1909 or 1910, with some kind of involvement of the count of Welczeck. In order to mark the centennial of independence, it was decided to make reprints of these stamps in the same colors as the originals. Any proofs and misprints were to be destroyed. After considerable noise from the public, it was decided on 5 August 1910 not to proceed and burn all the reprints. No mention was made of proofs and misprints though, such that these survived.

(Hahn reprints with star watermark and wrong colours, reduced sizes)

(Hahn reprint)

Some Hahn reprints with watermark 'Star CHILE'

I have seen a sheet of these forgeries (3 rows of 10) of these Hahn reprints, where parts of the adjacent stamps are also partly printed.

A Hahn reprint with a '5 5 CINCO PESOS' overprint, they also exists with 'UN PESO', 'VEINTE PESOS' and 'DIEZ PESOS' overprints (even printed side by side).

Forgeries, examples:

The second forgery in the above picture is in the wrong colour! The first stamp can be recognized by its spots in the central circle. It is the first forgery mentioned in Album Weeds. Some other examples of this forgery:

(Right image obtained from forgeries idenfication site: http://geocities.com/claghorn1p/of Bill Claghorn)

I have also seen the 10 c value of this same forgery. These forgeries often carry a typical 'VF' cancel that can be found on forgeries of many other countries. Also "909" and "8" cancels.

The above sheet of forgeries also is printed in the wrong colours.

Possibly an Oneglia forgery of the 20 c value. The second image has a bars with "G" cancel as found on many other Oneglia forgeries.

Other primitive forgeries.

These are cuts from a Hugo Griebert advertisment. There are curls at the bottom and the right hand side which shouldn't be there. It is part of a label with a Newfoundland triangle and a Barbados 6 pence reproduction.

1867 Head of Columbus, Perforated, value in the upper corners

  1 c orange
  2 c black
  5 c red
  10 c blue
  20 c green

The perforation of these stamps is 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	*	*
2 c	*	*
5 c	**	vc
10 c	*	c
20 c	**	c

Forgeries

Spiro forgeries, reduced sizes; note that the '2' and the '0's are too far apart in the 20 c value.

Presumably the same forgery with a "909" cancel.

(Spiro forgery, image obtained from forgeries idenfication site: http://geocities.com/claghorn1p/of Bill Claghorn)

Spiro has made forgeries of these stamps. The genuine stamps are engraved, the forgeries are lithographed. There is a thick coloured line around the head of Columbus in the forgeries, this line is absent in the genuine stamps. I have seen all values of this particular forgery.

Forgery of the 10 c, it appears to me that this is a cut out from some kind of souvenir card.

I've also seen a 20 c green stamps chemically changed into a 20 c blue stamp.

A 5 c stamp with a forged 'FRANCA AREQUIPA' cancel.

1877 Head of Columbus (small)

1 c grey 2 c orange 2 c red 5 c red, type II 10 c blue 20 c green

  1 c grey
  1 c green
  2 c orange
  2 c red
  5 c blue (1883)
  5 c red (2 types)
  10 c blue
  10 c orange
  15 c grey
  20 c green
  20 c grey
  25 c brown
  30 c red
  50 c violet (1878)

Larger size

  1 P brown and black

Surcharged

  '5' on 30 c red (1901)

These stamps are rouletted

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 grey	*	c
1 c green	c	vc	Exists in two types: with or without ornaments below '1'
2 c orange	**	*
2 c red	c	vc	Exists in two types: with or without ornaments below '2' (see images below)
5 c blue	c	vc
5 c red	**	c	Two types
10 c blue	*	c
10 c orange	*	vc
15 c grey	*	c
20 c green	**	*
20 c grey	*	c
25 c	*	c
30 c	*	*
50 c	c	c
1 P	*	c
5 c on 30 c	c	c	Exists with inverted, double and double inverted surcharges

The two types of the 2 c red:

Apparently the forger Fournier made forgeries of the '5' surcharge, in this picture this forged surcharge is shown as it is presented in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries', reduced size. I presume Fournier used this surcharge to make forged double surcharges.

Forged double overprint, the second inverted overprint is much lighter in color than the first overprint.

Chili 1900-1920

Stamps - Briefmarken - Timbres-Poste - Postzegels - Francobolli - Estampillas

CHILE 1853-1899

1853 Head of Columbus, inscription "CORREOS PORTE FRANCO", imperforate

1867 Head of Columbus, Perforated, value in the upper corners

Forgeries

1877 Head of Columbus (small)

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