Memphis 2c Provisional #1

Forgery Type 1 (Memphis #1F1)

Lithographed catalog illustration from Moens "Postage Stamps Illustrated" of 1864

Type 1 Forgery characteristics: Type 1 Forgery colors seen:

a. no diamond in "D" of "PAID" 
b. two dots in open area of "P" of "PAID"
c. outer frame line

a. 2c black

Richard Frajola (October 1, 2001)