Argentina

1862 Issue 15c
1910 Issue 10p and 20p

For the 1862 issue, everything about the reproductions was made by Sperati. For his reproductions of the 1910 engraved issue 10p and 20p, he used genuine perforated and watermarked stamps that he decolored retaining the genuine cancels.

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1862 Issue 15c

1.the right frameline does not join the top frameline

2. there is a spot of color outside of the outer frameline below the left leg of "N" of "CENTAVOS"

3. the "R" of "ARGENTINA" has a whitye blob on the inside of the right leg

1910 Issue 10p

1. the vertical lines at top right are missing on both sides

2. the flagpole in the center is not visible

(Sperati I reported only proofs)

1910 Issue 20p

1. the fine shading lines at top left corner are very weak

2. the genuine has a guide dot in left margin that is missing on the forgeries

additional information from Sperati I:  Plate 119    Argentina Text

Richard Frajola (May 10, 2020)