This is a bit different from my other Persian blocks. Its printed on both sides, canceled on the 3ch green. It kind of looks like it's cancelled on the other side as well but that is just the ink from the reverse side. knowing that Persian stamps on a Taurus for having a heavy load of fakes, if in fact this is genuine what kind of value do you think it has being that it's printed on both sides on a block of 4?
I would say a person would have to assume them to be fakes without certification. Early Persian provisionals are notorious for being faked.
I agree, nothing says genuine like certification, however, there is a really good site, Persian focus on forgeries that I have used in the past for info on a lot of my Persians. From what the site shows and explains, the majority of my Persians are indeed genuine, granted, all of my determining factors are based alone from this site. I'm curious how this could be printed on both sides with different denominations. I could understand if they were the same but they certainly are not. With these particular stamps, according to the site if the corner oval design is complete then its genuine. This one of mine is definitely complete but I guess there is only one way to know for certain.
It is possible that they are printer scrap. Sometimes after ink resupply to the old type of press, scrap paper is run through to absorb/test the ink delivery. They were usually cancelled quickly in shop before someone could slip them away and use. It doesn't seem illogical that both sides of the scrap was used.
I have to concur with desertgem. There appears to be some misregistration on the stamps with a significant shift to the right on second print lending credibility to the idea that it could be printers waste. This could be why it is printed on both side.
I am curious. When I click on the image link I get the image - fine When I click on the gotten image I get the reverse of that image. i.o.w. I do not need to view the second linked image. Is this a feature of this site seeing the reverse when clicking on the image or in your imaging program ? Getting a 'reversed' second image by just clicking on one image looks like a cool feature.
