France Scott 440

One of these stamps is a genuine stamp and the other(s) is a forgery. Can you tell the difference?
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The genuine has horizontal shading lines in the ear and the lettering at the bottom is clear. Perf is 14x13.5. In this French underground forgery, there are no shading lines, but some solid patches. The lettering at the bottom isn’t clear. Perf are 11.5 or imperf.

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A is the genuine stamp

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