Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

NAPLES 1860 issue, Blue Arms (Trinacria)

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1860 Arms, also known as 'Trinacria'

Image obtained thanks to Lorenzo

I've been told that this stamp is genuine, it has an "E" behind the "T".

  1/2 Tornese blue

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
1/2 t	RRR	RRR

This stamp is exactly the same as the1/2 G stamp of the 1858 issue, the 'G' is erased, but a small part can still be seen as a blotch behind the "T". Forgeries exist, examples:

First forgery:

There is an "E" behind the "T". Note the circular "ZEITUNGSMARKEN" cancel on one of these forgeries. It looks the last one is even engraved?

The above forgery is the first forgery described in 'Album Weeds'; there is an "E" behind the "T". In the genuine stamps there is never such a "E" (or only in a few stamps on the sheet? See genuine images above). The "O" of "POSTA" also leans over to the left.

This forgery also has an "E" behind the "T", the value inscription is missing. I've seen this forgery with a "4978", "2143" or "5020" numeral cancel in a dotted pattern and many other bogus cancels.

A Senf forgery, with overprint "FACSIMILE." in red (produced in 1884):

I have seen this forgery with the word "FACSIMILE" being erased, or with a large black smudge pretending to be a cancel, covering the word "FACSIMILE.":

"FACSIMILE" erased and a bogus cancel covering this word.

Other forgeries:

Forgery!

In the above forgeries there is no sign of a blotch behind the "T", one of them has a comma behind the "T".

Forgeries with dot behind the "T".

Cut from an advertisement card from Ettore Ragozino with two blue Naples facsimiles send in 1898 (letter from 'Philatelic trade in nineteenth century Italy' by Emilio Simonazzi). I would like to thank Gerhard Lang and Emilio Simonazzi for providing me with a bigger scan of this card.

This forgery is engraved! The "1" of "1/2" is too large. It looks like this forgery type is engraved.

(modern forgeries made by Peter Winter)

Peter Winter forgery pasted on a (real?) letter. The cancel "ARMEES D'ITALIE" must also have been forged,s ince it is also applied on top of the forgery.

A deceptive item. I think it is a forgery; the lettering is slightly too large and the tail of the horse is located too far from the inner circle.

Block of three forgeries (reduced size)

Crude modern forgery with "G" instead of "T"; pretending to be some kind of misprint?

The above forgery seems to be a relatively modern product. It is often offered from Italy on Ebay (2005). Note the relatively crude execution, the breaks and flaws seem to be constant for each individual forgery. Click here for more information on these modern Italian States forgeries

Another forgery with "G" instead of "T" and the head of the horse too far away from the circle.

Some very dubious stamps.

Other forgeries

1860 Cross

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