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Often seen forged 'VF' cancel

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A forged cancel consisting of a single circle "VF" in the center, a large dot at the bottom and an unreadable text in the outer part can be found on many forgeries of many different countries. It is not clear who applied this cancel. The article on http://www.bondskeuringsdienst.nl/VFstempel.pdf by Hans J.A.Vinkenborg attibutes it to the forger Spiro. The forgeries of Brazil with this cancel are generally attributed to the forger Zechmeyer. Could "VF" stand for "Venturini Florence"?

Typical appearance of the "VF" cancel. The lettering is something like "DSVIU VF DOCIWU" (unreadable letters). Usually only a part of this cancel is visible