Crooked Lit Forgery
This appeared in 1902 when the stamp was still in use. The name comes from the way the LIT of LIT Nacional at the base of the stamp curves upward. Easier to note is how the smokestack is nearly cut off at the base and the headlamp has two distinctive squiggles. All are perf 11.5 and all eight values were printed.
9 Counterfeit Cancels on the Crooked Lit
The BH7F is a bogus cancel created for the crooked lit counterfeit. It is very similar to the BH71 but the B spacing is reduced to 15.5 and the lettering is centered rather than raised. It is always in black and commonly in pairs.
The BH7G counterfeit is large for a BH7. It is always in black and printed on sheets in combination with two other counterfeits described below.
The 7 Mute Bars counterfeit cancel is always in black and only on all values of the crooked lit counterfeit.
8 Mute Bars occurs on the 1 peso crooked lit forgery. Entire sheets of the forgery have been seen stamped with the the 8 mute bars.
The May25 counterfeit cancel is always in violet and comes in all values plus the official "reprints."
The Crooked Lit CMS is always in black and is printed on sheets in combination with the BH7G and the crooked lit OU.
The Crooked Lit OU is always in black and combined on full sheets with the crooked lit CMS and BH7G.
The Crooked Lit BH9R Counterfeit is always in black.
The MCBF is always in black and is seen on other counterfeits. . The MCB was discontinued in 1890.
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-Anderson Catalog of Classic Honduran Stamps by Craig Anderson © 2013.
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