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Forged or Genuine

Guatemala

One of these stamps is a genuine stamp and the other(s) is a forgery. Can you tell the difference?
If you are having trouble, see the "hints" and answer below.

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The genuine stamp has a sharp design and lettering where the forgery the design is rough and the lettering is rounded. In the genuine stamp there are 6 1/2 bars in the upper half of the shield where in the forged one there are only 6.

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A is the genuine stamp

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