British war forgery of the Hindenburg-stamp (Third Reich)

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Genuine:    

State / region: Third Reich  
Mi.-No.: 519  
Value: 12 Pf.  
   
Print: typography (Bdr.)  
Perforation: K 14:14½  
Watermark: wafer  
       
War forgery:    

State / region: War forgery (2nd world war)  
Mi.-No.: 22  
Value: 12 Pf.  
   
Print: typography (Bdr.)  
Perforation: K 14:14  
Watermark: without  
  Remarks: Gum white without riffle  
     

 

Identification of war forgeries:

The easiest way to identify a war-forgery is that the forgery has no watermark. The forgery is fantastic in the details and therefore looks much better than the genuine stamp. The reason that the forgery looks more detailed is that the lines behind the head seem to be more equal.

 

Background:

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