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Gold Coast
1883/1884 Issues, ½d and 1d Sperati made reproductions of three Gold Coast
stamps, the 1883 issue ½d and 1d and the 1889 issue 20s. Sperati claimed
that the 1s reproduction was his first British Empire forgery made in
1911. For his 20s reproduction Sperati used two clichés as well as a
redrawn duty cliché which BPA termed type B. The type B duty cliché
corrects a flaw in the frame of the tablet below the "0" of "20" and has
a redrawn "S" of "COAST." The reproductions are genuine watermarked
stamps with designs washed. Cancels are forged.
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1883 Issue ½d (only proofs reported) 1. below and to the right of the eye there are several breaks that are not to be found on the genuine 2. the horizontal lines of shading just opposite and to the right of the nape of the neck are too thick (cropped image from photoprint of proof, ex Robson Lowe collection) |
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1883 Issue 1d (only unused reported) 1. some of the horizontal lines of shading in front of and below the chin are irregular instead of straight 2. the shading on the lobe of the ear is noticeably less than in the genuine (image from photoprint, ex Robson Lowe collection) |
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Type A composite 1. Both types show a white spot in the numeral "2" of "20" that is solid in genuine 2. Type A only: the lower frameline of value tablet is partially missing below the "0" of "20" 3. Type B only: the lower frameline of tablet is complete and "S" of "COAST" is redrawn |
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Type B duty cliché 1. Both types show a white spot in the numeral "2" of "20" that is solid in genuine 2. Type B only: the lower frameline of tablet is complete and "S" of "COAST" is redrawn
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additional information from Sperati I: Plate 9 Gold Coast Text Richard Frajola (May 5, 2020) |
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