I think we can safely say this is a forgery. Not only are the perforations awful and the wrong gauge, and it does not have a watermark
Genuine copy:
The blue background 'tablet' or 'cartouche' is ragged and not the oval shape it should be. Note also in the native value tablet, the more cursive first character on the genuine. There are probably other differences but I think these will do.
Well what do you know! After all these years I understood an oblong to be:
n.
An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.
Now I find:
adj.
1. Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction.
2. Having the shape of or resembling a rectangle or ellipse.
3. Botany: Having an elongated form with approximately parallel sides: an oblong leaf.
A cigar to you Sir!
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