Papal States - Tre Centesimi

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I've seen differing opinions online as to whether this stamp is rare or of any value. Grateful for views please from someone who knows more than me. Thanks

It is a very poor quality fake.

Ok - thanks. Is there an easy way to tell why this is so?

All of the broken lines including the oval and the inner frame lines are a sure sign.

Genuine:

Ok - thanks, this is very helpful &

Saints1975;
Your stamp looks like a later reprint from the original cliché.
These were reprinted by Moens,Usigli and some others.Small modifiications exist from the original cliché.
The diffderence between the reprint and forgery is that the reprint is from the original cliché.These stamps have a particular history and are not as simple as may appear.
Broken lines in the frame and oval do exist in some of the original clichés.
So your stamp is a later reprint (unofficial).
A classic book on the subject is "Roman States Essays and Reprints" by the Reverend Floyd A. Jenkins.
https://vaticanstamps.org/VPS/rs.ph...%20FORGERIES
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Usigli reprint below


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Moens reprint below:

If you need to see the actual stamps from Rev. Fr. Floyd A. Jenkins collection ,let me know which acutual stamps or his copy of Forgeries and reprints .

I can scan here:
Usigli reprints 1878-89 imperforates.
Usigli reprints the 1879 essay
J.B.MOENS issues 1889
J.B.MOENS 1889 dull finish
J.B. Moens 1889 perforated 11 1/2
J.B.Moens 1889 perforated 12
David Cohn first printing perforated
David Cohn first printing -Imperf.
David Cohn second printing -perforated
David Cohn second printing -imperforated
Gelli & Tani first printing -perforated
Gelli & Tani first printing imperforated
Gelli &Tani second printing imperforated
Gelli & Tani second printing perforated
Gelli & Tani second printing without surface mesh
Genoa-Pisa or Milan reprints first printing
Genoa-Pisa or Milan first printing perf 11 1/2
Genoa-Pisa or Milan first printing imperforated
Genoa -Pisa or Milan 2nd printing perf. 11 1/2
Genoa -Pisa or Milan 2nd printing imperforated

So as you can see Rev. Jenkins broke the forgeries down to all the printings .