Colombia : States : Cundinamarca : Fakes
Aug 4, 2019 15:55:16 GMT
Jerry B, Beryllium Guy, and 5 more like this
Post by Will on Aug 4, 2019 15:55:16 GMT
I just finished checking my Cundinamarca stamps. A found a few fakes. I also found a genuine one among my duplicates for one of them... but my luck didn't repeat for another one 
Here are my finds. I based my decisions on the descriptions given on the book The Workshop, Vol II, by Dieter Bortfeld.
Starting with with the first stamp. 5 Cents, 1870. The key to identify these forgeries are the scratches through the top of the stamps (specially visible on the three stars on the left and the 5 on the right.) Also, the seventh star above the condor should NOT touch the wing. The color seems to be another clue... but Mr. Bortfeld didn't mention it (that makes me wonder if my piece is just another forgery.)
10 Cents, 1870. The quality of the printing is the key here. The genuine one is clear and crisp while the forgery is not. This is clearly seen on the little circles and clover between CORRREOS and CUNDINAMARCA
5 Cents, 1886. Quality, again, is our friend. The genuines show beautiful details. In addition to that, the color of the forgeries are pale or dull blue:
5 Cents blue, 1886.
10 Cents, 1886. Same forgery as the previous one. Same clues.
20 Cents, 1886. I couldn't find a forgery of this one in my duplicates, but the clues are same as before. I'll leave my copy here for future reference.
50 Cents, 1886. I couldn't find a GENUINE of this one in my duplicates
, but the clues are same as before. I'll leave my copy here for future reference.
1 Peso, 1886. I couldn't find a forgery of this one in my duplicates, but the clues are same as before. I'll leave my copy here for future reference.
That's all for now...
Here are my finds. I based my decisions on the descriptions given on the book The Workshop, Vol II, by Dieter Bortfeld.
Starting with with the first stamp. 5 Cents, 1870. The key to identify these forgeries are the scratches through the top of the stamps (specially visible on the three stars on the left and the 5 on the right.) Also, the seventh star above the condor should NOT touch the wing. The color seems to be another clue... but Mr. Bortfeld didn't mention it (that makes me wonder if my piece is just another forgery.)
10 Cents, 1870. The quality of the printing is the key here. The genuine one is clear and crisp while the forgery is not. This is clearly seen on the little circles and clover between CORRREOS and CUNDINAMARCA
5 Cents, 1886. Quality, again, is our friend. The genuines show beautiful details. In addition to that, the color of the forgeries are pale or dull blue:
5 Cents blue, 1886.
10 Cents, 1886. Same forgery as the previous one. Same clues.
20 Cents, 1886. I couldn't find a forgery of this one in my duplicates, but the clues are same as before. I'll leave my copy here for future reference.
50 Cents, 1886. I couldn't find a GENUINE of this one in my duplicates
, but the clues are same as before. I'll leave my copy here for future reference.1 Peso, 1886. I couldn't find a forgery of this one in my duplicates, but the clues are same as before. I'll leave my copy here for future reference.
That's all for now...
