[autumnraine]

POsted on another thread, but wanted you guys' position too.

Here is the Smutz font. I do not know enough about font styles to say if the one on the Kenyan one is also a font, but I do know I was looking all last night because someone mentioned Smutz on another post. Notice though, even though the LETTERS look similiar to the Smutz font (and there are three, one is a clean one, one is a clogged with ink looking one and the other is a corroded style) the NUMBER FOUR. The Kenyan BC has a closed 4. The Smutz (and Australian font) has an open top 4.

Just curious what others might think.

[palmer]

Yes, the Schmutz and Aussie forgeries have open 4’s and the Kenyan cert has a closed 4. That’s even more evidence the Aussie forgery is a forgery, but doesn’t tell us anything about the Kenyan cert. In my opinion the Kenyan cert typewriting looks like it was done with a genuine vintage typewriter, but I am still looking for more analysis of the form itself.

[vrwc1]

I agree that the number 4 in the Aussie BC looks like Schmutz font, which would mean it's a fake. I made a similar post yesterday. (see post 5822)