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LIBERIA 1860-1880, Forgeries, part 2

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If my information is correct, more than 50 different kinds of forgeries exist of these stamps. The genuine stamps have different background patterns for the different values. Many forgers have used the same background pattern for all values (except Fournier).

For the First to Seventh set of forgeries, click here.

Eight set of forgeries

Forgeries made by the same forger. Note the very badly done "C" of "CENT" in the 1 c value. The "A" of "LIBERIA" almost disappears in the background shading.

Ninth set of forgeries

6 and 24 c forgeries made by the same forger. These forgeries are printed on hard paper (reduced sizes).

I've seen other forgeries printed on hard paper, apparently made by the same forger, of the countries St. Helena, Bahamas, India, Egypt, Hong Kong and Ceylon.

Tenth forgery

Another, more primitive forgery:

I think the above forgery is the one described in 'The Spud Papers II'. The background consists of diagonal straight lines (it should be wavy perpendicular lines). The shoulder and arm seems very large. Though in 'The Spud Papers', there is a flag on the ship, in this particular forgery there isn't any. Between the shading of the mantle on the stone and the word 'LIBERIA' there is very little space (in the genuine stamps there is quite some space). This forgery also exists in 6 p and 24 c.

Eleventh forgery

And another forgery of the 24 c value:

Twelfth forgery

The word "CENTS" is too large in this forgery of the 6 c value.

Thirteenth forgery

Rather primitive forgery of the 24 c green value.

Fourteenth forgery

A very badly done 6 c red forgery, this particular forgery has "FALSCH" (=forged in German) overprinted.

Fifteenth forgery

Sixteenth forgery

In this forgery type, the "C" of "CENTS" touches the bottom of the label. I've been told that this forgery might have been made by Sartori or Behrmann (I'm not sure if this information is correct...).

Seventeenth forgery

Eighteenth forgery

Two forgeries possibly made by the same forger, both with "MOPOWA LIBERIA" cancel.

Nineteenth forgery

Very blur forgery type

Other forgeries:

Strip of four 2 c forgeries, with the "N" in "CENTS" too big.

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