Queen Isabella II
5-Cuartos
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Gooding #10F1 Framed single variety. The ornaments in the vertical side labels
do not match those of any of the genuine stamps. The background of circles is
very coarse, even to the extent of having horizontal wavy lines in the bottom
right corner. Margins around the stamp are large. Exists in unused and used
condition. Issued in shades of deep dull red. Also known in black and in tete-beche format. (Same die as Gooding #11F2)
Gooding #10F2 Forgery resembles Stamp Position 4, (bottom right of block).
Only the bottom lip is outlined, and this by means of a straight line, close
to the mouth line, which gives the portrait a very thin bottom lip, compared
to the genuine stamp which has the top and bottom lips outlined in slanting,
curved lines. The neck under the jaw-line is only 1.25mm long compared to the
genuine which is 2.25mm long.
Gooding #10F3 A crude forgery and easily identifiable. There is no period
between 'CORREOS' and 'INTERIOR'. The circle of dots are large and spaced a
distance apart from each other. The background in the top left corner
comprises of wavy vertical lines instead of circles. The '5' of '5Cs' has a
very short top horizontal line and the 'C' is wide and very open. Known used
with a bogus 'CORREOS' cancellation.
Gooding #10F4 A rather crude forgery. The second 'O' in 'CORREOS' is very
rounded. The 'F' in 'FRANCO' is lower than the other letters. Known with
bogus Small Baeza circular date cancellations. This forgery is also known to
exist with the 'Habilitado Por
La Nacion' Overprint. (Same die as Gooding
#11F3)
Gooding #10F5 Known in Black. The ornaments in the vertical side labels are
broad and rounded and do not match those of any of the genuine stamps. The
space between 'S' of 'CORREOS' and 'I' of 'INTERIOR' is wide. The background
of circles is poorly printed with quite a few of these missing.
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