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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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Inscription 'REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY' ship in an ellipse, perforated or imperforated, this stamp was issued by the Boston gang: a group of persons who issued bogus stamps from exotic countries with leader Allan Taylor. There even seem to exist forgeries of these stamps, made by the Spiro brothers. Note the typical cancellation that can also be found on many forged stamps; 4 rings with 6 lines in the center (other cancels exist).
(Reduced view)
Another bogus issue, sitting lion, inscription 'RE DEL PARAGUAY CORREO':
(reduced view)
(Reduced views)
These stamps were actually essays made in 1862 for the president of Paraguay, General Lopez. However, the die fell in wrong hands and large numbers of 'reprints' in many colours were made by a printer in Buenos Aires.
1 Rl red 2 Rs blue 3 Rs 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 |
| 1 Rl | ** | *** | |
| 2 Rs | R | RR | |
| 3 Rs | RR | RR | |
Surcharged
'1' on 1 Rl red (1884) '5' (black or blue) on 1 Rl red (1878) '5' (black or blue) on 2 Rs blue (1878) '5' (black or blue) on 3 Rs black (1878)
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' on 1 Rl | *** | *** | |
| '5' on 1 Rl | RR | RR | Surcharge in black or blue (both RR) |
| '5' on 2 Rs | RR | RR | Two types of '5', first type only in black, second type in black or blue |
| '5' on 3 Rs | RR | RR | Two types of '5', both types exist in black or blue |
A reprint of the 2 Rs exists on thicker paper in more intense blue (value: *). Reprints also exist of the '5 on 1 Rl, '5' on 2 Rs and '5' on 3 Rs, I've been told that the vertical line at the top of the '5' is missing in these reprints.
I've been told that the next stamps are reprints:
(2 reales red and blue 'reprints'?)
Examples:
Forged surcharges:
1 c blue (1881) 2 c red (1881) 4 c brown (1881) 5 c orange 10 c green
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 | c | * | |
| 4 c | c | c | |
| 5 c | ** | * | |
| 10 c | ** | ** | |
Surcharged (1881)
'1' on 10 c green '2' on 10 c green
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' on 10 c | *** | *** | |
| '2' on 10 c | *** | *** | |
A 5 reales orange and 10 Reales brown were prepared but not issued (the value should have been in centavos and therefore the stamps were refused by the government of Paraguay):
(Prepared stamps, but not issued)
Reprints also exist of the 5 c and 10 c. The original stamps are perforated 12 1/2. The reprints are perforated 11 1/2, 13 1/2 or imperforate. They are on yellowish paper, example of such a reprint:
(probably a reprint of the 10 c green; imperforate)
These reprints also exist with forged '1' and '2' surcharge, pretending to be the surcharged stamps of 1881!
1 c green 2 c red 5 c blue
1 c green 2 c red 5 c blue 7 c brown 10 c lilac 15 c orange 20 c red 40 c grey (1892) 60 c yellow (1892) 80 c blue (1892) 1 P green (1892) Overprinted 'PROVISORIO' and surcharged (1895) '5' on 7 c brown Overprinted 'Provisorio' and surcharged '10 centavos' on 40 c grey (1898) '10 centavos' on 15 c orange (1899) Overprinted (1902) 'Habilitado en cinco 5 cent. 5' on 60 c yellow 'Habilitado en cinco 5 cent. 5' on 80 c blue Surcharged 20 c on 2 c red (1907)
15 c red
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1 Centavos grey 1 Centavo grey (1896) 2 c green 5 c violet 10 c blue 14 c brown 20 c red 30 c green 1 P blue (1902) Overprinted '1492 12 DE OCTOBRE 1892' in an ellipse 10 c blue Overprinted 'Habilitado' and text (1902) 1 c on 14 c brown 1 c on 1 P blue
(Reduced size)
'5 CENTAVOS' on 2 c brown '5 CENTAVOS' on 4 c orange
5 c on 30 c green 10 c on 50 c lilac
1 c green (1901) 2 c grey 2 c red (1901) 3 c brown 4 c blue (1901) 5 c green 5 c brown (1901) 5 c violet (1901) 8 c brown 10 c red 24 c blue 28 c orange (1901) 40 c blue (1901, 2 types, '40' different) Surcharged 'Habilitado en 20 centavos' on 24 c blue (1902) 'Habilitado en 5 cent.' on 8 c brown (1902) 'Habilitado en cinco 5 cent. 5' on 28 c orange (1902) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 28 c orange (1907) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 40 c blue
1 c grey 2 c green 5 c blue 10 c brown 20 c red 30 c blue 60 c violet
1 c green 2 c red 5 c blue 10 c violet 20 c green 30 c blue 60 c yellow (1906)
The overprint 'Gobierno provisorio Ago 1904' is a bogus issue.
10 c blue
1 c orange 1 c red 1 c blue 1 c green 2 c red (2 shades of red were issued) 2 c green 5 c blue 5 c yellow 10 c brown 10 c green 10 c violet 20 c lilac 20 c green 30 c blue 30 c lilac 30 c red 60 c brown 60 c red Surcharged
(With misplaced overprint)
'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 2 c red (1907) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 2 c green (1907) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 1 c blue (1907) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 2 c red (1907) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 60 c brown (1907) 'Habilitado en 5 CENTAVOS' on 60 c red (1907) 20 c on 1 c blue (1907) 20 c on 2 c red (1907) 20 c on 30 c blue (1907) 20 c on 30 c lilac (1907) 'Habilitado en $0.50 centavos' on 60 c lilac (1927?) Overprinted '1908' and colour change
1 c green 5 c yellow 10 c brown 20 c orange 30 c orange 60 c lilac 1 P blue Overprinted '1909' and colour change 1 c blue 1 c red 5 c green 5 c orange 10 c red 10 c brown 20 c yellow 20 c lilac 30 c brown 30 c blue
1 P red 1 P orange 1 P grey 1 P blue 2 P blue 2 P orange 2 P red 5 P red 5 P blue 5 P green 10 P brown 10 P orange 10 P blue 20 P green 20 P yellow 20 P lilac
1 c grey (also brown) 5 c violet 5 c green (1920) 5 c blue (1920) 10 c green 10 c violet (1920) 10 c red (1920) 20 c red 50 c red 75 c blue Surcharged
'Habilitada en VEINTE' (20 c) on 50 c (1912) '50' on 75 c blue (1920) 'Habilitado en 1 centavo' on 5 c blue (1926) 'Habilitado en $0:02 centavos' on 5 c blue (1926)
1 c olive and black 2 c blue and black 5 c red and blue 10 c blue and brown 20 c olive and blue 50 c violet and blue 75 c olive and brown
1 c grey 2 c orange 5 c lilac 10 c green 20 c red 40 c red 75 c blue 80 c yellow 1 P blue 1 P 25 c blue 3 P blue Surcharged '50' (two types) on 75 c blue (1920) 50 c (Habilitado, 1924) on 75 c blue 1 P (Habilitado, 1924, 2 types) on 1 P 25 c blue 'Habilitado en 7 centavos' on 40 c red (1926) 'Habilitado en 15 centavos' on 75 c blue (1926)
(sorry, not yet implemented)
Examples:
Examples:
I have seen the values: 2 c brown and green, 2 c red and green, 4 c yellow and green, 40 c red and green, 1 P black and green, 2 P red and green, 10 P blue and green and the surcharges '5' on 30 c green and light green and '10' on (?) violet and green.
Cut from a postcard (around 1900):
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Labels with inscription 'EXERCITO EM OPERACOES CONTRA O PARAGUAY' were issued by Brazil during the war against Paraguay in 1865. Non of these labels were actually used for postal purposes. I have seen the colours: black on red, black on lilac, black on yellow, black on violet and black on blue.
Forgeries also exist (by the way, I'm not 100 % sure that the above stamp is genuine):
(Entirely forged letter)
From 1922 onwards several stamps were overprinted with a 'c' (see example above). The 'c' stands for 'Campana', which means that the stamps were used outside the capital (where there existed a special discount indicated by this 'c').
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