Does This 1859 Mauritius Look Right ??

when I compare it to picture on catalogue, some parts looks different.could it be possible forgery?

Forgery

Three goodies.

Terry

Looks OK to me, every position is different because they were engraved by hand.
It appears to be repaired at the lower right otherwise it would a pricy item. Still worth a worthy place in any collection,

Pagoda

Notice the error in the strip of three above? The extreme left stamp has an 'O' in place of a 'C' in 'PENCE'.

Terry

compare it the last stamp on row # 8,

http://www.sandafayre.com/rarestamp...sstamps.html





looks like it came from the same position on the plate,

Pagoda

So, it is faked?

valjean,

no, it is 100% genuine,

Pagoda

Pagoda. Thanks

But the words style on this pieces is very different from the genuine stamp..here is the link of genuine stamp photo. How can you tell

http://www.johnnydepp-zone.com/boar...?f=7&t=46031
(Scroll down you will see the stamp)

Yao

Yao,

as I said before, there are 12 positions on the plate (3 x 4) which was hand engraved and each is different.

The one you show from the link is from a different position and different shade.

Yours is a genuine stamp from the same position as that on the Sandafayre stamp.

the PAID in circle cancellation was used in later 1859 which proves that it is from a late printing.

If you want to send it to any of the Expertising Committees, it will come back a good certificate. However it has been repaired which will drop the value of the stamp immensely. If it has been perfect it would be worth in excess of $ 1500 but with the repair most probably in the $ 200-300 range.

Pagoda

Here is your copy.



as you can see your copy is a 1880 reprint by the Senf brothers of Leipzig ,Germany .

Your copy I believe is from the 1880 engraved facsimile sheet of 32 impressions which was presented to readers of the ILLUSTRIERTES BRIEFRARKEN JOURNAL IN 1880,this stamp journal was put out by the SENF brothers of Leipzig Germany .

Floortrader,

the reprint is on a different type of paper.

Valjean,

send your stamp to the APF or Philatelic Foundation, it will cost your money but you will get a good result,

Pagoda

Pagoda. the folowing two stamps. are they also forgeries£¿ thanks

the reprints were made 21 years later and 10,000 miles away ,so it is safe to say-- different paper .