Lubeck 1859-62 Issue, 1/2 G (Scott #1 & #6)

Genuine

Forgery C

Lilac and Gray Lilac shades. Original is lithographed on watermarked or unwatermarked paper. 

1) There is one dot centered above the line at lower center of stamp. See red arrow. 

2) There is one dot inside upper left ribbon. There are no dots above central row of dots. 

3) There is one large dot between the eagle's heads.

4) The feathers on the wings have a characteristic shading.

 

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Color is about the same as the genuine. Forgery is lithographed. 

1) There is no dot centered above the line at lower center of stamp. Instead there are three dots below that line. 

2) There is no dot inside upper left ribbon. There are many dots above central row of dots. 

3) There are no small dots between the eagle's heads.

4) The feathers on the wings lack the characteristic shading.

 


Compiled by Bill Claghorn (June 17, 2000)