322 - Likely Fake But I Need Validation

I assume that this is a fake, but it is from my father's collection so I am obligated to double check. Can someone please let me know if there is any reason to pursue validating this?

Your stamps look to me like Type I which would rule out 322. Can we see a clearer close-up image of the pair?

That bottom margin alone proves it's fake.

Please explain.I know you are seeing something I don't see. In the WF series The outer edges must be parallel, not necessarily perpendicular to the image.
In this patient it appears to me that there are perfs cut through at the top, which would show better against a black background.
And Rogdcam makes the compelling argument against the patient.
Regards amrk

It's too uneven and cut much too sharply. Also the overall height of the pair is too short.

Thanks Revcollector
It appeared to me to be cut across the top, and a natural straight edge across the bottom. Having said that I cannot appraise patients with a scan, I need to have the patient in hand to make judgment.
regards mark

Here is the original scan with two parallel lines added. The bottom lines up nicely ... the top not nicely.

Without that thick black line, the bottom does not line up so nicely.....

IMHO trying to judge dimensions or the degree to which edges are parallel from this scan are suspect at best. There is no accounting for the conditions under which the image was captured. Was it captured on a flatbed scanner or is the perspective skewed such as when an image is taken by a handheld device? Are the stamps flat? Has the image been "cleaned up" at all?

A clear flatbed scanner image on a dark background which enables us to see detail is needed.

Mark is onto something with the perf hole edges at top. Again, we need better images to work with to confirm Type I or II, perf hole edges and degree of parallel.

All one has to do is look at the perf holes to know whether the image is squeezed/distorted or not.

Thanks for all the insight. In this case, I think rogdcam's point is definitive. I looked closely at the stamp, and it is a type 1. That rules it out as a 322 right there.

I'll try placing straight edges along the top and bottom to see if they are really not parallel. I'm sure I'll find that they aren't, but I'll learn something from the experience.

My grandfather used to collect stamps as a kid and this one stamp probably has a price. If it is genuine. Please what is your opinion?

Jirka - The top and bottom margins are too narrow. Sorry.