Fig. 1.3: Early Forgery
Dull black in color
Lower case serifed letters except for the first "P".
Angled down overprint.
Length: 16 mm. Height: 2.25 mm.
Fig. 1.4: "Switzerland" Forgery
Shiny black color.
Sans serif upper case characters.
Angle at 26 degrees.
Length: 16.5 mm. Height: 2.25 mm.
Fig. 1.5: "New York" Forgery
Overprint in black. Thick upper case serifed characters.
Angle at 20, 22 or 24 degrees. Length: 15.3 mm. Height: 2.5 mm.
Fig. 1.6: Forged Overprint
Overprint in flat black. Serifed upper case characters.
Angle at 25 degrees. Length: 15.5 mm. Height: 3.0 mm.