Lot 354 Turkey SC#42/65 1876 Duloz 5th Surcharge, 5 FOG Genuine Singles, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $13.25 USD

5 FOG singles from the 1876 Duloz 5th Surcharge. The Scott numbers range from 42 to 65, and include 42-44, 64-65. 2022 Scott Classic cat. $13.25.

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.