Italy imperf forgeries

Several relatively modern issues of Italy have been found imperf. These are forgeries, illegal stamps. Careful examination and comparison with genuine stamps should prove that these are rather poor imitations.

 File:Italy Milano imperf forgery.jpg|Aside from the flaws around the bottom lettering, this forgery also has fake watermarks printed in oil or varnish that are nothing like the genuine. The color is good but the paper is too thick and wrong. File:Italy cycling imperf fake.jpg|Ragged printing at top is a characteristic of this forgery. Otherwise, the color and look is very close to the genuine. 

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