(Scott #18 Genuine)
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(Scott #4 Forgery D)
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Genuine |
Forgery D |
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Finely engraved in taille-douce, in orange-red, scarlet-vermilion, dull rose-red, or dull lake-red, on thick, or thinnish, rough, grey-white, white, or yellowish-white wove paper.
There is no flaw or scratch in any part of the design. The floral emblems do not touch the outline of the containing circle anywhere. The body of the thistle (from which the tuft springs) is like a sort of dahlia, with sixteen petals. The five shamrock leaves are very rightly Shaded. The stop under the little T of ST is round ; and the apostrophe in JOHN'S is a nice, fat-headed comma. The scalloped outer and inner edges of the oval containing the name do not touch the outlines near them anywhere. Of course, a small portion of the bottom of the oval is hidden by the FOUR PENCE label. The solid band on which the name is written is very dark, in comparison with the engine-turned lines, out of which it is cut.
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Bibliography Album Weeds by Rev. R. B. Earee The Serrane Guide by Fernand Serrane The Forged Stamps of all Countries by J. Dorn |
| Compiled by Bill Claghorn (July 16, 2000) |