Another Ionian Island Stamp 1859 Orange

And this one what do you think. Is it forgerie?

Did you check for a watermark as I suggested in your other thread?

I've been trying to see the watermark, but I can't make it out. And I've never used liquids to see them. I'm a beginner and I'm afraid to try.

No risk - use lighter fuel in a dark tray.

I'll do it. In any case, this orange one doesn't have a watermark, and it's more interesting than the blue one because it's canceled. The problem is knowing if both the stamp and the cancellation are real. Because I've seen a real one auctioned with the same cancellation, but I've also read that that cancellation was used on the forgeries

Don't dip this stamp. It won't have a watermark, anyway.

Try dipping several common stamps for your first attempts, to make sure you're getting the hang of it. It might help to use your camera to take a video of your first attempts, because the image can be fleeting. Eventually you'll be very comfortable with the process.

Note that dipping can also show tears or other flaws, in addition to watermarks. It's a useful tool.

Yes, I'll try it first with worthless stamps and I'll also watch videos on how to do it correctly.

Thank you all so much

Not an expert, but the quality of print, the color, and the paper do not suggest a forgery. Forgers usually do not have the patience to prepare such elaborate design. However, until the stamp is certified it would always be a suspect.

Check out this link.

https://stampforgeries.com/forged-s...ian-islands/

I don't doubt the stamp but d doubt the "cancel". The base stamp is inexpensive and it's not uncommon to try and bump the value by putting it into the used category. The dipping in fluid drama is silly. We aren't handling viruses in a lab here and if you can screw up dipping a stamp in lighter fluid you may not want to do something really challenging like making coffee.