Lot 348 Turkey SC#8/J9 1865 Duloz Issue, Genuines, 6 VG/FOG Singles, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $37.5 USD

6 VG/FOG singles from the 1865 Duloz Issue. Genuine because 48 pearls inside the oval, points of cresent sharp & outer frameline consists of white & colored line of more or less equal thickness. Forgeries all have less than 48 pearls. The Scott numbers range from 8 to J9, and include 8-9, 11, J6, J7, J9. 2022 Scott Classic cat. $37.5.

As per the notes in Revereend Earee's book, the genuine stamps exhibit the following characteristics: (1) the centre oval contains 48 pearls, while the forgeries contain only 42-43 pearls, (2) There is a continuous white loine separating the pearls from the rest of the design and this is missing in the forgeries, though overinking on some genuine examples results in a line that is broken in places (3) the points of the star are relatively sharp, whereas on the second forgery the star has blunter bottom points, and a very thick outline. Based on this we have determined these to be genuine. Please note that this is one issue where Scott does NOT note the existence of forgeries.