Sale 2

Forgeries

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 189		F U.S., 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), block of 10, each backstamped "Reprint", F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $307
Lot 190		F U.S., 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), top half used as 5¢ tied by light red New York cds, to cover, ms "Paid 5" rate over matching "V" in circle, to Brattleboro VT, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $165
Lot 191		F U.S., 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (Scott 26), left half tied by segmented cork with two strikes of "Pendelton Hill CT" on cover, to Westerly RI, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 192		F U.S., 1861, 10¢ yellow green (Scott 68), right diagonal half & 1¢ (63) tied by segmented cork cancels with "New Orleans LA Apr 1" 1864 double circle cds, on illustrated patriotic cover for 38th Regiment, Mass Volunteers (Walcott-1415 var), to Boston MA, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $106
Lot 193		F U.S., 1861, 12¢ black (Scott 69), left half tied by circle of wedges with "B & P R.R." (Bangor & Piscataqua) cancel, on cover, to Clarence IA, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 194		F U.S., 1861, 12¢ black (Scott 69), quadrisect tied by barred circle with faulty 5¢ (78) with red "New Haven Con May 2 1861" cds, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $165
Lot 195		F U.S., 1862, 24¢ red lilac (Scott 70), 24¢ tied by barred circle with "New Orleans Jul 24 1862" double circle cds, red "New York Am. Pkt. 3 Aug 2" handstamp, London receiver, G.B. 1d (18) overlapping tied by "80" barred circle, on FLS to London, nice example of 1d added to what may be a genuine 24¢ readdressed FLS, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $189
Lot 196		F U.S., 1869, 1¢ buff (Scott 112), 1¢ cancelled by light cork with "Port Royal SC May 30" cds, on patriotic cover, doubtful usage, stamp used catalogues $175, Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 197		F U.S., 1869, 3¢ ultramarine (Scott 114), two 3¢ left diagonal halves with 3¢ tied to cover by "Wolfboro NH" cds & cork cancel to Newburyport MA, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $165
Lot 198		F U.S., 1869, 3¢ ultramarine (Scott 114), 3¢ trisect with 3¢ tied by large fancy cancel on 1¢ entire, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 199		F U.S., 1869, 6¢ ultramarine (Scott 115), 6¢ bisect tied by red cork on patriotic cover, pretty, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $118
Lot 200		F U.S., 1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (Scott 294a), tied on exposition post card, nice example of "cutting in", Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $248
Lot 201		F U.S., 1901, 1¢ & 4¢ Pan-American, centers inverted (Scott 294a, 296a), 1¢ used, 4¢ unused, typical "cut ins", Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $224
Lot 202		F U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted (Scott C3a), excellent cut in "Inverted Airplane", unused, almost as good as the famous Peter Winter Inverts, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $413
Lot 203		F U.S., Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $10 Probate of Will, imperf (Scott R96a), trimmed perfs but very attractive, with 2010 PF certificate, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $118
Lot 204		F U.S., Chollet's Express, circular handstamp on cover, Klein 1925 notation on reverse, this company is believed not to exist, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 205		F U.S., Paid 5 Black & Co's Express, in black on genuine W.F. & Co. envelope, an off again on again marking having been present in many major collections, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 206		F U.S., Gray's Express Paid, handstamp on a genuine W.F. & Co. envelope, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 207		F U.S., Rhodes & Whitney Express Yreka, handstamp on an infamous Tandler correspondence with a genuine W.F. & Co. envelope, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $106
Lot 208		F U.S., Rhodes & Whitney Express Weaverville, similar to previous lot but different marking, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $106
Lot 209		F U.S., Wells Fargo & Co's Express, oval date stamp on genuine 5¢ blue entire (U4), excellent workmanship, with 1998 PF certificate, Very Fine, ex Dale/Lichtenstein. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,003
Lot 210		F U.S., Wells Fargo & Co's Express, oval date stamp on genuine 10¢ (U5) entire, excellent workmanship, 1998 PF certificate, Very Fine, ex Dale/Lichtenstein. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,003
Lot 211		F U.S., By Peter Winter, includes 1847 5¢, 10¢ 3 sets, $5 Columbian 4 blocks of 4 in orange & brown, fronts with Postmaster Provisionals Alexandria VA (x3), in yellow & blue, Lockport NY (x1), New York (x3), New Haven (x2), Providence RI pairs (x2) and St Louis Bear pairs gray & green paper (x2), F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $413
Lot 212		F Hawaii, By Peter Winter, 16 unused & used Missionaries, 3 on one cover front, 3 on piece, 4 on part cover front, all values, very interesting, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $826
Lot 213		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 4 k (Scott N16), unused, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 214		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 2 k (Scott N18), unused, granite paper, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83
Lot 215		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 3 k (Scott N19 var), unused, on white paper, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 216		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 90h (Scott N46), used, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 217		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 90h (Scott N46), used on piece, S.F. handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83
Lot 218		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 2k (Scott N48), used, S.F. handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 219		F Austria, Issued Under Italian Occupation 4 k (Scott N49), used, S.F. handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 220		F Austria, Italian Occupation Study, 40 forgeries with some overprint varieties, values to 1 K & 1 L, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details	Realized $224
Lot 221		F Bermuda, 1874, 3d on 1d rose red (Scott 11), "Three Pence" surcharge, unused, exceptional example of the art, genuine catalogues £18,000, F.-V.F. SG 12. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 222		F Barbados, 1861 (1d) blue, clean-cut perf 14 to 16 (Scott 14a), bisected & tied on piece of newspaper, with 2010 Brandon certificate, F.-V.F. SG 19. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83
Lot 223		F British Central Africa, 1895 Arms of the Protectorate, £10 black & orange vermilion (Scott 30), unused, a wonderful production, with 2006 PF certificate, catalogues £5,500 if genuine, F.-V.F. SG 30. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $561
Lot 224		F Canada, 1855, 10d blue (Scott 7), tied on earliest known usage cover, with 2008 Vincent Greene certificate, Very Fine. SG 15. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $531
Lot 225		F Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, center inverted (Scott 387a), Seaway invert genuinely used on cover, wonderful usage, Very Fine. SG 513a. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $271
Lot 226		F Costa Rica, Guanacaste Overprints, 24, 27, 28, 3 first class overprints, with 3 2001 PF certificates & F. DiNapoli report, F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $248
Lot 227		F Estonia, 5 Mark Viking Ship Inverted Center (Scott 35), tied on cover, realized over 2,000.00 in Cunliffe auction, with 2009 PF certificate, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $354
Lot 228		F Fiji, Times Express Rouletted Set (Scott 1-5), complete set of 5 values on white wove paper with simulated ribbing, rare set, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $59
Lot 229		F Fiji, Times Express Laid Paper (Scott 7-10), four of five values, missing the 1p, on rose mauve wove paper, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $59
Lot 230		F France, 1849, 1fr vermilion on yellowish (Scott 8b), used tête-bêche pair, very fine detail, almost equal to a Sperati, Very Fine. Maury T7B. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $177
Lot 231		F France, Bisect In Pair On Piece (Scott 59g), 40c orange, bisect in pair, with 1976 Royal Philatelic Society certificate, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 232		F French Oceania, Inverted 45c Overprint (Scott 64a), unused, surcharge inverted, with 2006 Sismondo certificate, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83
Lot 233		F Germany, Semi Postal On Cover 12 + 38 Marks (Scott B293), catalogue value for used stamp $900, F.-V.F. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 234		F Great Britain, 5 Shilling With Forged Blueing (Scott 108a), cancelled, with 2008 BPA certificate, cat value if genuine £3,750, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 235		F Great Britain, 1902, 5d dull purple & blue, overprinted "O.W. Official" (Scott O47), unused, cat value if genuine £2,800, Fine. SG O34. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $142
Lot 236		F Great Britain, 1902, 10d dull purple & carmine, overprinted "O.W. Official" (Scott O48), unused, cat value if genuine £4,800, Very Fine. SG O35. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 237		F Great Britain, 1902, 2d yellowish green & carmine red, overprinted "O.W. Official" (Scott O51), unused, cat value if genuine £1,900, F.-V.F. SG O38. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 238		F Great Britain, 1903, 10d dull purple & carmine, overprinted "O.W. Official" (Scott O53), used, cat value if genuine £6,000, Very Fine. SG O40. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $130
Lot 239		F Great Britain, 1902, 1s green & carmine, overprinted "Board of Education" (Scott O66), used, with 2006 Brandon certificate, cat value if genuine £4,500, Very Fine. SG O82. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $271
Lot 240		F Great Britain, 1902, 2½d ultramarine, overprinted "Board of Education" (Scott O69), with 2006 Brandon certificate, cat value if genuine £4,250, F.-V.F. SG O85. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 241		F Great Britain, 1902, 5d dull purple & blue, overprinted "Board of Education" (Scott O65), with 2006 Brandon certificate, cat value £2,500, F.-V.F. SG O81. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $177
Lot 242		F Great Britain, 1904, 5d dull purple & ultramarine, overprinted "Board of Education" (Scott O70), used, cat value if genuine £6,000, Very Fine. SG O86. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 243		F Great Britain, 1902, 1s dull green & carmine, overprinted "Board of Education" (Scott O71), used, Very Fine. SG O87. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 244		F Hong Kong, One Dollar Overprint On Ten Cent, Webb states: "We have only seen two copies of this", F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $165
Lot 245		F Hong Kong, Spiro Forgeries, 33 used Spiro forgeries includes 6 pairs with blue cancels, including 2 surcharges, nice selection, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details	Realized $177
Lot 246		F Hungary, Issued Under Romanian Occupation 5 K (Scott 2N58), 2 copies unused, with 2006 Sismondo certificates, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 247		F Iran, 1902 1 c Black Inverted Center (Scott 222), fine example of the art, cat value if genuine $3,000, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $142
Lot 248		F Iran, 1902 50 k Red & Blue (Scott 257), cat value if genuine $1,500, o.g., Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83
Lot 249		F Iran, 1921 3c Dark Green Inverted Overprint (Scott 635a), overprint inverted, purportedly a reprint, very atractive, realized over $900 in the Cunliffe auction, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $130
Lot 250		F Italy & Colonies, 1870 1 Lira Postage Due Numeral Inverted (Scott J3a), used, 2009 PF certificate, realized over $1,000 in the Cunliffe auction, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $271
Lot 251		F Italy & Colonies, 1870 2 Lire Postage Due Numeral Inverted (Scott J15a), genuine stamp inserted numeral, an excellent production, with 2009 PF certificate, realized over $6,500 in Cunliffe auction, o.g., F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $354
Lot 252		F Italy & Colonies, 1874 5 Lire Postage Due Numeral Inverted (Scott J17a), genuine stamp inserted numeral, with 2009 PF certificate, realized over $6,500 in the Cunliffe auction, o.g., F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $590
Lot 253		F Italy & Colonies, 1874 10 Lire Postage Due Numeral Inverted (Scott J19a), genuine stamp with inserted numeral, an excellent example of the art, realized over $10,000 in the Cunliffe auction, 2009 PF certificate, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,062
Lot 254		F Mauritius, 1 & 2 Used On Front (Scott 1-2), simple examples of two of the most famous stamps in the world on a front, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 255		F Mauritius, Reference Collection, written in French, to 1889, probably from the firm of Willy Balasse, comprised of 60 forgeries or facsimiles, 29 photos, 9 genuine stamps and useful typewritten information of different types, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. View details	Realized $354
Lot 256		F Mexico, Villa Monogram Overprints, group of 5 overprints nos. 439, 441, 442, 444, 445, unused, all with Elmhurst Phil. Soc certificates, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $71
Lot 257		F Natal, 9d Colorless Embossed (Scott 3), unused, 2001 BPA certificate states "insufficient impression remains to authenticate as original", this is a glowing opinion as the BPA will not authenticate unused examples, this is about as close as you can get, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $260
Lot 258		F Natal, 1s Colorless Embossed (Scott 4), 2008 BPA certificate states "a reprint which has been provided with a forged obliteration", far better than most, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 259		F Panama, 1906-07, 1¢ & 2¢ Inverted Centers on cover, stamps with "centers inverted" cut ins, tied on local cover, well done from a distance & creative, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $142
Lot 260		F Poland, Postage Dues Used (Scott J4, J6), Sismondo certificates state stamps bear forged overprints, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $118
Lot 261		F Rhodesia, 1910 King George V "Double Head", 3s green & violet (Scott 114var), 1986 PF certificate states "It is clandestine printing", rouletted example, F.-V.F. SG 158. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83
Lot 262		F St. Vincent, 1881, 4d on 1s bright vermilion (Scott 33), "cancelled", a truly first rate example, F.-V.F. SG 35. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 263		F Swiss Cantons/States, Swiss Cantons & Early Issues, 16 including 2 Double Genevas and a Basel Dove, some quite good, F.-V.F. Estimate $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $260
Lot 264		F Tobago, 1880 Tobago Issue, 5 watermarked Panelli forgeries, ½p, 1p, 6p & 1sh used plus 6p o.g., F.-V.F., ex Ramkissoon. Estimate $50 - 75. View details	Realized $130
Lot 265		F Venezuela, Bolivar Type Of 1899 Overprinted (Scott 156), 2007 Sismondo certificate states "It has had the '1900' black overprint removed by careful & methodic abasion", first rate work, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 266		F Switzerland, Sperati Zurich 4r, type I, IV vertical lines, type II, V horizontal lines, all rosette cancels, all backstamped by BPA, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $443
Lot 267		F Switzerland, Sperati Zurich 6r, types II, III, & IV, all vertical lines, uncancelled, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $283
Lot 268		F Switzerland, Sperati Vaud 4c & 5c, reproduction A, Geneva grill 101c cancel (Plate 105), 5c "cancelled " by part Geneve 10MAI51 8½ S (Plate 106) and type II rosette, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $266
Lot 269		F Switzerland, Sperati Vaud 4c pair on piece, pair on large piece, reproduction B, each stamp "cancelled" by type Vd rosette (Plate 104) and marked "Copie" by the French Court at Chambery & handstamped "SPERATI" by the BPA on the back, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $325
Lot 270		F Switzerland, Sperati Federal Administration 2½r Pair, Orts-Poste 2½r pair, reproduction A & B, frame around cross, Federal grill cancel, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 271		F Switzerland, Sperati Federal Administration 2½ Pair, Orts-Poste, pair, reproduction A & B, without frame around cross, boxed "PP" (268, Plate 106), also signed, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $189
Lot 272		F Switzerland, Sperati Federal Administration 2½ Pair, Orts-Poste, pair, reproduction A & B, frame around cross, Zurich rosette cancel, signed, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $130
Lot 273		F Switzerland, Sperati Geneva Cantons, 10c right half of Double Geneva reproduction B, type II rosette cancel, signed; 148 5c, large eagle, type V rosette cancel, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $295
Lot 274		F Switzerland, Sperati Neuchatel 5c, reproduction B, two copies, one blue federal grill, other black, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $177
Lot 275		F Switzerland, Sperati Federal Administration Rayons, Rayon I, 5r, reproduction A & B, frames around cross, grill cancels; Rayon II 10r, reproductions A & B, frames around cross & grill cancels; 1852 Rayon III 15r, reproduction B, grill cancel, signed, lovely group of 5, F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $561
Lot 276		F Worldwide Forgeries, an extensive stock of the world housed in two counterbooks (140 pages), almost 400 forgeries, reprints, etc. & two covers, some poor, others excellent, worth close inspection, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $944
Lot 277		F Worldwide, Select Group of Forgeries, an eclectic group of 16 items, ranging from US 5¢ buff, Bank Note 12¢ grill, 356 pair, Bahamas War Tax invert, Leeward Island 5sh overprint, two Montenegro 1943 overprint sets, all with certs, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $502