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The States of Guernsey Overprints

Guernsey Overprints

Scans below are taken from actual banknotes

B239A  Genuine Overprint

B239A Fake 1     Thinner font / typeface, larger W, dot not sitting on top of i's, o's thinner at top & bottom, 9 is too tall with flat base, thinner 1's, full stop smaller and spaced away from year 

 

B239A Fake 2     Light blue ink not dark blue, capital C hooks in too much, 9 totally wrong

B249A Genuine Overprint

B249A Fake 3      Black ink not blue, no dot after 1941 

B249A Fake 4      Ink has run at edges, rectangular dot not sitting on top of i's, 1 has protrusion, 9 has round tail

B239B  Genuine Overprint      B239B  Fake not seen  YET

B239C  Genuine Overprint

B239C Fake 5    Thinner font / typeface, larger W, dot not sitting on top of i's, 1's are too thin, 9 is too tall