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Paper fake: genuine postage stamp on faked paper

Genuine paper: authentic paper with no additional forgery

Cleaned paper: genuine paper with deceitful removed contamin-ation

Papier with repaired tear: genuine postage stamp with deceitful reweaved damaged paper

Paper with pressed out slight creases: genuine postage stamp with deceitful pressed out (slight) creases

Supplemented damaged paper: genuine postage stamp mit thin spot deceitful filled up

New backing: genuine postage stamp with a thin patch deceitful shaved down and glued on a new backing

Supplemented postage stamp margins: genuine postage stamp with deceitful supplemented bogus margins

Supplemented postage stamp corner: genuine postage stamp with deceitful supple-mented bogus corner

Fake paper colour: postage stamp on genuine paper with deceitful changed overprint colour

Toned up paper colour: postage stamp on genuine paper with deceitful toned up light colour

Toned down paper colour: postage stamp on genuine paper with deceitful toned down strong colour