The stamp-collector's review and monthly advertiser . have to restore them on purposetor engraving, and it is often a matterof great difficulty to complete apost mark satisfactorily from severalhalves of the impression. The firstissue is obliterated by this and by alarge oval of widely-placed crossedlines. Also large dots and lines withdots between, are found on the litho-graphed stamps of Type II. Thepresent mark is a double circle, withthe name and full date in black ink. The mark which we engrave seemsdifferent when seen upon the stamp;there each of those thick lines appearlike two thinner
The stamp-collector's review and monthly advertiser . have to restore them on purposetor engraving, and it is often a matterof great difficulty to complete apost mark satisfactorily from severalhalves of the impression. The firstissue is obliterated by this and by alarge oval of widely-placed crossedlines. Also large dots and lines withdots between, are found on the litho-graphed stamps of Type II. Thepresent mark is a double circle, withthe name and full date in black ink. The mark which we engrave seemsdifferent when seen upon the stamp;there each of those thick lines appearlike two thinner ones joined in places;we think, however, that one thickline is the correct interpretation. We engrave the Bogota postmark. so generally seen upon the Grenadastamps. FORGED STAMPS : HOW TODETECT THEM. of Mercury to the left; blue, yellow, pink. Genuine.—(1) Eirst K on the leftside is altogether above the level ofMercurys mouth. (2) Extreme pointof the cap (to the left) points up-wards, but much below the cornerabove it (the left one). (3) Haircurly. (4) Knot on the shouldercomes directly over the P ofStampel. (5) In the blue stampsthe dots after K K (to the left), aredistinct. Eohged.—(1) It is rather below it.(2) Extreme point of the cap pointsto the left-hand top corner. (3) Haircurly, but too indistinct. (4) Thisknot is nearly as much over the E asthe P, , it conies between the twoletters. (5) The dots are not by anymeans distinct. It must be remembered that thesecond and fifth points may not beclear in every specimen, because (inboth forged and genuine Mercuries)the amount of colour on the stampsvaries exceedingly; those which havethe least amount show the abovepoints clearly. In a
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