Queen Isabella II
6-2/8 Centimos
de Peso
Gooding #22F1 Lithographed on strongly colored 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 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. (Similar die as Gooding #21F1, 23F1 and 24F1) Gooding #22F2 Miguel Segui
Forgery. Typographed on medium yellowish
paper. The second 'R' in 'CORREOS' is larger than the first. The bottom pearl
on the top right corner is lacking shading. The eyebrow is formed by an even
width line. The white curved line at the neckline is cut too wide. There is a
break in second line from the top at the bottom left corner, where it does
not touch the right side of the star. (Similar die as Gooding #21F3 and
#24F2) Gooding #22F3 A very crude forgery and issued
in pale green. Most of the stalked pearls in the side-frames touch the inner
or outer curved lines of the frame. The second 'R' in 'CORREOS' is broken
just below the top loop. The curved lines of shading round the star-ornament
in top right corner of the stamp is incomplete and missing a few lines. The
eyelid is very narrow, giving the appearance of a much larger eye than the
original The lettering in 'CENT' is thinner than the genuine, giving
appearance of taller letters. The 'o' in ' Gooding #22F4 Very crude and easily distinguishable forgery. The corner
ornaments are crude, with pearls not joined and there is no shading in the
corner stars. The circle of pears around the bust are represented by dots.
The '6' almost resembles a '0'. There is no period between 'CENT' and 'Po'. Gooding #22F5 Printed in Black (colour of the 3-1/8c issue). Second 'R' in 'CORREOS'
is wide. Circles within the oval are too large. Shape-lines on face and neck
are spaced too far apart. All of the pearls are hollow compared to partially
filled in the genuine. |
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