Queen Isabella II

1854	1855	1856	1859
1861	1862	1863	1864

5 Curtos– Large Head

5 Cuartos – Small Head

1855

5-Cuartos – Cabeza Chica (Small Head)

Gooding #7F1
Bartels #C7.1

Senf Brothers Forgery. Printed in Leipzig in about 1887 and issued in a dull red or orange shade. The word 'FALSCH' appears in black across the top of the head. It is also known cancelled over the word 'FALSCH'. The 'C' in 'CORREOS' is higher up and does not touch the bottom frame line. The horizontal line in '4' of '1854' points up at the end. The 'C' in 'FRANCO' is very rounded and almost resembles an 'O'. The bottom curve of 'C' in 'Cs' is very rounded, giving the appearance of a 'G'.

Gooding #7F1A

Same type as Gooding #7F1 but printed in black, without the word 'FALSCH'. The impressions, frame lines and shading appear thicker and rougher than the issued stamps, with the shading line on the neck extending much further to the right. It is probable, although not certain, that this was a trial-print produced in black by the Senf Brothers prior to the issued forgery (#7F1) being printed. This was known practice with forgers of the time, with other black printed trials known on stamps created by Sperati and others.

(Hans Vinkenborg Collection)
Examined by the BKD (Dutch) Expertising Committee

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