Help Appreciated To Identify Validity

Hi All,

Have come across these stamps and was hoping for some help in identifying if they are real or not as I understand they can be faked, Any help greatly appreciated as to their genuineness and possible value.

Many Thanks

They all look fine to me, in the sense of genuine. The condition of the 1d blacks means they have minimal, space-filling interest, sadly. The three-margin 2d blue and the 1d red are low value.

Thank you so much GeoffHa

All look genuine, but all have condition issues. Value... $20 to $30 for all.

Thank you very much danko

There exist some facsimiles. Most were printed with the consent of the authorities. True forgeries of the line-engraved stamps of the UK are very few and far between. Almost all stand out. Usually, they do not have a watermark.

As others posted, there is no reason to assume your stamps are forgeries.

The Penny Blacks are spacefillers. The 1841 tuppence blue is not of the best quality, but you could have done worse. Better examples will cost you money. The Penny Red "Stars" is not too good either. It is off centre and has the perforations at top left cut off.