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Bruce Mosher ~ NJ PRIVATE EXPRESSES: OFFICES IN NEWARK, PART 6BA curious forgery of the Mustang Express adhesive is shown at the left in Figure 6-21, agenuine Sc. 66L1 is shown on the right. The age of the forgery is unknown and only one copy ofthis forgery is presently known. The paper is light yellow in color, but a somewhat dirty yellow(maybe from age and handling). This forgery resembles a low resolution photocopy of themounted carrier in the center of the original adhesive, plus some modifications were made to thepunctuation surrounding the lower lettering. Some of the original fine details in the peripherallettering are present, however, so the overall forgery label does not appear to be a complete lowresolutioncopy. In addition to the color differences in the adhesive papers, these significantvariations in the forged label are noticed:1. The overall image is approximately 5% to 7% larger, depending on where comparisonsare made.2. The “J” has a dot over it.3. The rider’s vest has no defined waistband.4. There is much less detail in the horse’s image:a) the lower part of the reins is missing,b) the saddle blanket has been replaced with solid black,c) the horse’s tail is less stranded,d) no shading detail exists in the withers or flank areas of the horse.5. There are two bold dots at the upper left of “Mustang” versus quotation marks (theremay also be an open parenthesis preceding the first dot).6. There are two bold dots plus an open parenthesis following “Express” instead ofquotation marks.Reports of additional copies of this forged Mustang Express label (or any similar forgeries)would be appreciated by the author.Figure 6-21. Mustang Express adhesives.Vol. 33/No. 2NJPHWhole No. 15885May 2005