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Italy 1863 Issue 15c (new in
Sperati II) No Italy reproductions were reported in Sperati I. However Carl Walske reported in Sperati II five new discoveries. For the 1863 issue Sperati's finished reproductions have genuine embossed heads and cancels retained when the stamps were washed. Sperati printed his new frames (two types) inverted to the genuine heads. He also made reproductions of the 1877 issue 10c, 1879 issue 30c, 1922 Semi-Postal Issue "B.L.P." overprints and the 1924 State Agencies issue 5L. page thumbnails:
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1863 Issue 15c Frame - Type A 1. there is a white hairline break inside the second "O" of "BOLLO" 2. the right leg of the "A" in "FRANCO" is shorter than the left leg (final reproduction has genuine embossed head, proof of A-B pair is here) |
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1863 Issue 15c Frame - Type B 1. the left leg of the "A" in "FRANCO" is shorter than the right leg 2. there are breaks in the oval frameline above the "D" of "QUINDICI" (final reproduction has genuine embossed head, proof of types A-B frames pair is here) |
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1877 Issue 10c 1. there are two breaks in the oval frameline above the "E" of "CENT" 2. there is a white dot in the field between the "NE" of "ITALIANE" |
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1877 Issue 30c 1. there are two breaks in the oval frameline above the "E" of "CENT" 2. there is a colored dot in the shading lines left of the portrait midway between the "P" of "POSTE" and the ear |
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1922 Semi-Postal "B.L.P." Forged
Overprints 1. there is a break in the top line of the "B" on most copies and a black dot is attached to the bottom of the line 2. a dot is attached to the top of the middle curve of the "B" 3. the outer outline shading of the loop of the "P" is broken in two places at the bottom (see mounted pages thumbnailed above for examples of several finished reproductions) |
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1924 5L State Agencies Issue 1. the "2" of "1924" has a flat end on the genuine and an upturn on the reproduction 2. a dot joins the upper two framelines below the "E" of "POSTE" |
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additional information from Sperati II:
Plate C &
D Italy Text
Richard Frajola (May 20,
2020) |
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