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1874 Issue
10 Sen Green
(Engravedby A. Matsuda & S. Umemura) (Recess Govt. Ptg. Works Tokyo)
Printed on ordinary wove paper
Perf 11 x 13 and compounds
With syllabic8 (Japanese Characters) usedfor plate numbem
Cahurs changed rad all unified size
4 u jk
1wk)
L 3. 1
Genuine Forgeries
1.The heavy centre line of each dragon touches the 1. It usually stops short of the mane in forgeries.
dragon's mane. 2. All 'syllabic' forgeriesare of syllabic(ro)a.
2. Stampsbearing syllabic (i)f or (&)&are genuine.
3. On genuine syllabic(ro), the lower inner pair of 3. On some f-es, the attached portion is
curls an right-hand dragon are separated from "open", i-e., there is no line.
the body by a solid line.
4. On most genuine W,the upper left serifon one 4. On most forgeries, the serif, if present,extends
or both 'W's" extends both left and right of the only to the left.
upright.
Note: sylhbicson native pfper rue forgeries
Genuine copv 10 Sen Green F o d copy 10 Sen Green
(0 (m) (ro) (m)
Native Wove
Native Wove Wads Forgery M d Signed
ForfIery