Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands
Fournier Forgeries—Eagle Issues
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Introduction

Fournier not only forged of Eagle and Fournier forgeries of Yacht series stamps, but also provide the former with forged cancels .

In his 1914 catalogue, Fournier listed the following items of the Marshall Islands[1] :

NosIlesAnneeno.F. C.
695.Marschall (Iles)1896 3 au 50 pfennig63-
696.Marshall (Iles)19003 au 50 pfennig62-

Marschall Islands overprints



Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery




Marshall Islands overprints



Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery


Fournier forgery



Fournier forgery (impression in a Fournier Album)

Fournier forgery (impression in a Fournier Album)


Fournier forgery (left) of a 10pf stamp, with an orignal item for comparison.


Fournier forgery (left) of a 20pf stamp, with an orignal item for comparison.


Fournier forgery without the overprint




Forged overprints used by Fournier to date his creations. Actual imprint from a Fournier Album



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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands. Fournier Forgeries
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Stamps/Marshalls/Forgeries/Forgeries_Fournier.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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