Early vintage scarves up to the end of the 1950's did not have any copyright marks.  Between the early 1960's and 1980's Hermes used a circled C mark, initially disguised in the pattern, often quite hard to find, then later after the Hermes Paris.  See my guide on Modern Copyright Marks for what you should expect to see on scarves from the 1980's to the present day.

Le Bois de Bologne 1957...................    Avenue des Acacias 1964...................... 

Omnibus et Voitures de Place 1967..........Armes de Chasse 1970...........................

A l'Auberge du Cheval Blanc 1970......... Ali Baba 1972......................................  Armada 1976............................................

Arabia 1980...........................................  Arcs en Ciel 1980................................. Anemones 1983........................................

There are many 1950's designs that started out with no copyright, were re-issued with a C after the logo as Hermes Paris C, then re-issued again with that C taken out and a C Hermes added somewhere else in the design.  The potential for three different and genuine versions of the copyright may be confusing, particularly since most of the early fakes did not have copyrights at all.

A scarf which appears new, yet has no copyright should be assumed fake.  One that has damage appropriate to a fifty year old scarf is more likely genuine.

It is always important to look at all the key features of the scarf and to decide whether the Seller is trustworthy before bidding on what might well turn out to be a cheap fake being sold as genuine.  Have a look at some of my other guides via this link to How to Avoid Fakes Guide.

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