Yesterday I got a bunch of South Australia stamps in a trade. Among them were these two. I have not yet identified them as Scott is not very helpful. Chestnut, lake brown, red brown, deep brown? I haven't got a clue. But I do know there is something strange with the one on the right. Can you spot it too?
Here is what I think: In my opinion, the stamp on the right is a weird forgery. It is elaborate and crude at the same time. I pointed to the perfin, because as a matter of fact it is no perfin. When I look at the back of the stamp, there are no holes to be seen. The whole thing seems to be a photocopy of a perfin stamp on a white background. I am no expert on paper, but this looks like modern, bleached paper. And somehow the maker had a lot of work perfing the stamp. One can even see the original stamp's perforation that has been copied too.
hi Horamakhet,
Thank you for your help. I do not have Stanley Gibbons, but at least the colour identification will undoubtedly help me find this one in my catalogues.
