There are numerous forgeries of the 1865 issue. Often these items are presented as examples
of trade proofs that have been perforated.
The group of forgeries that are easiest to detect are those printed on colored paper instead
of the normal yellow white paper. Note that all of these forgeries have pen cancels.
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Forgeries printed in black on yellowish paper
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Forgeries printed in black on greyish violet paper
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Forgeries printed in black on blue paper
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Forgeries printed in black on blue black paper
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