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(1.) All genuine Samoa #1-8 are perforated either 12 or 12.5 per Frank Aretz "Know Your Stamps". Any other gauge is a forgery. (2.) On all genuine stamps the "swan neck" ornament at the right end of the value banner look like Sketch A. (3.) Any stamp with a small dot under the "M" of Samoa is a reprint. (4.) All stamps on which the "swan neck" ornament at the right end of the value banner look like Sketches B and C are forgeries.
Samoa Genuine« BackFrank Aretz Sketch A from his book "Know Your Stamps"![]() (1.) "Swan Neck" ornament at the right end of the value banner on Genuine stamps. |