Album weeds : or, How to detect forged stamps (1882)
Earée, R. B · London : Stanley Gibbons · leaf 72
eal of pains with these Bremen stamps, as they have not hitherto been described ; and the forgeries are to be found everywhere. I hope that by means of the descriptions and tests given above my readers will be able to detect with ease any counterfeits in their possession. I think I ought to mention… … Genuine. Very nicely engraved in epargne, on white wove paper, rather surfaced ; watermarked with crown and co ; perforated 14. One of the best tests for these stamps is the number of pearls on each of the arches of the crown. There are six rather small pearls on each of the side arches, and only…
Postage stamps
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