the states of guernsey overprints |
Guernsey Overprints
Scans below are taken from actual banknotes
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B239A Genuine Overprint
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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
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B239A Fake 2
Light blue ink not dark blue, capital C hooks in too much, 9 totally wrong
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B249A Genuine Overprint
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B249A Fake 1
Black ink not blue, no dot after 1941

B249A Fake 2
Ink has run at edges, rectangular dot not sitting on top of i's, 1 has protrusion, 9 has round tail
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B239B Genuine Overprint
B239B Fake not seen YET
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B239C Genuine Overprint
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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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