the states of guernsey overprints |
Guernsey Overprints
Scans below are taken from actual banknotes
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b239a__e15a___(2).jpg)
B239A Genuine Overprint
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b239a_fake_a38a___(2).jpg)
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
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b239a_fake_d80a___(2).jpg)
B239A Fake 2
Light blue ink not dark blue, capital C hooks in too much, 9 totally wrong
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b249a__type_a__blue__c63d___(2).jpg)
B249A Genuine Overprint
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/fake_black_no_dot__a37d_(2).jpg)
B249A Fake 1
Black ink not blue, no dot after 1941
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/trev_2_front.jpg)
B249A Fake 2
Ink has run at edges, rectangular dot not sitting on top of i's, 1 has protrusion, 9 has round tail
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b239b__e03a___(2).jpg)
B239B Genuine Overprint
B239B Fake not seen YET
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b239c__e15a___(2).jpg)
B239C Genuine Overprint
![](/news_and_info/guernseyoverprints/b239c_fake_e62a_nov_only_e15a_(2).jpg)
B239C Fake
Thinner font / typeface, larger W, dot not sitting on top of i's, 1's are too thin, 9 is too tall
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