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Posted 03/16/2017   2:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add cerick1450 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hello

How does this Michel #17 stamp variation look? Original?
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Posted 03/16/2017   8:16 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add TheArtfulHinger to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
A higher-resolution scan would be helpful, but at first glance it doesn't appear to match the known forgeries in the GPS forgery manual. Here are the characteristics of the genuine, per the GPS manual: "Copies exist on white or gray paper in perforations 12 1/2, 11 1/2 x 12 1/2, or 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 and with or without ribbed gum".
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Posted 03/16/2017   8:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add cerick1450 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you for the help. Sorry about the poor picture. If I understand your reply correctly, this looks to possibly be an original? Is that correct?
Again, I appreciate the help.
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Posted 03/16/2017   8:42 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add TheArtfulHinger to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
"Possibly" is all I'm willing to commit to, myself, based on the photo. I'm hardly an expert on this stamp, but it doesn't match any forgeries in my reference material. There are likely additional forgeries out there that aren't listed in the GPS manual I referenced earlier.

Here's what the genuine is supposed to look like. Yours does look like this, but again, a high resolution scan would be much better to compare.

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