Queen Isabella II
12-4/8 Centimos
de Peso
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Gooding #23F1 Lithographed on strongly coloured wove paper, rather thinner
than that of the genuine. Most of the stalked pearls in the side-frames touch
either the inner or outer curved lines of the frame. The thin, inner line of
the frame, below the value, is only slightly broken and incomplete. The 'T'
of 'CENT' has no bottom stroke. The line which marks the blue part of the
upper lip is too short, and does not go to the end of the profile. The stop
before 'CORREOS' is a good deal nearer the 'C' than to the end of the label;
and the stop after 'CORREOS' is rather nearer to the 'S' than to the end of
the label. (Similar die as Gooding #21F1, 22F1 and 24F1)
Gooding #23F2 A very crude and easily distinguishable forgery printed in light
blue. The stars in each corner are heavily inked and do not show lines as in
the genuine stamps. The circle of pears around the queen's bust are
over-inked or broken. Most of the surrounding pears are without stalks. The
eye of the Queen is thick and solid.
Gooding #23F3 The lines around the stars in each corner are reduced or totally
missing. There is no thick line on the bottom of the crown. There is a large
dark spot on the lips. The eye is formed of two circles, with a narrow white
space between the two. The '4' in '12-4/8' is broken and looks like a '2'. (Similar to Gooding #23F2)
Printed in green (colour of the 6-2/8c value). The thin, inner
line of the frame, below the value, is only slightly broken and incomplete.
The 'T' of 'CENT' has no bottom stroke. The line which marks the green part
of the upper lip is too short, and does not go to the end of the profile. The
stop before 'CORREOS' is a good deal nearer the 'C' than to the end of the
label; and the stop after 'CORREOS' is rather nearer to the 'S' than to the
end of the label. (Same die as Gooding #23F1)
A very dangerous forgery printed in blue on thin paper. Majority
of the pearls are solid (could be due to over-inking). Line in top right star
ends sharply compared to the longer circular flow in the original. Mouth has
an irregular shape and not as fine as the original. Letters differ slightly.
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