- Fournier forgeries -
(courtesy of B. Claghorn's Fournier Album)
In his 1914 price-list of philatelic forgeries ("Facsimiles of Obsolete Postage Stamps") Fournier offered the two top values of this set (3 and 5 Dinars) for 1 French Franc [2]. The set was listed under his "1st Choice" selection, facsimiles of the highest degree of workmanship, printed in single copies.
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Thanks to Bill Claghorn's Fournier Album I can show samples of both forgeries of this
issue. Unfortunately, I don't yet have a genuine stamp to show for comparison, but
will show some of the most important details from another value in the same set. As
the stamps are imperforated, we have to look for DESIGN deviations to distinguish
the forgeries:
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I don't yet have a genuine stamp to show for comparison for this value either.
Instead, I will show some of the most important details from another value in the same set.
The main DESIGN deviations are the same as for the previous value:
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