Mexico: Varieties of Postage Stamps


1872 Hidalgo facing left.

San Louis Reprints (forgeries) from original plates.
Doce centavos
Type I Dot on the frame, below M of MEXICO.
Field №:  Pane: N/A
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Type II 1. The NW corner has a dot on top.
2. N in CENTAVOS is broken at the top.
3. A dot on the frame below/in front of D of DOCE.
Field №:  Pane: N/A
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Notes: detail 1 (NW corner), detail 2 (broken N), detail 3 (dot on the frame)
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Type III There is one mark: the E in DOCE is cut off at the lower angle.

Not mentioned :
1. An accent on the E in DOCE.
2. The frame below C of CENTAVOS is open.
3. The O in Mexico is open on the left.
4. There is a dot on the outer frame, above the O in centavos.

Field №:  Pane: N/A
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Type IV The last San Louis forgery type has the following marks:
1. Horizontal lines are interrupted (white spot) between the oval and vertical line left of Hidalgo.
2. A small dot under the O of centavos, on the inner frame.
Field №:  Pane: N/A
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