REPRODUCTIONS & FORGERIES British & Foreign Forgeries including Speratis
Sale No: 13
Lot No:300
Symbol:SR
SPERATI Reproduction of the King Edward VII completed design proof, omitting country name and value tablet blank, stamp size, and bearing violet "SPERATI REPRODUCTION" hand stamp on reverse very fine . Scarce..Ex Maisel.
Australian States: Western Australia; 1854, Swan (engraved), 1d black, imperf, rouletted, lightly "canceled" too good to be true (SG 1 £850; Scott 1)
Bahamas: 1862, Queen Victoria, 4d dull rose, perf 11½ or 12, "unused" Two certificates one genuine, one "not certifiable", a well done (SG 10 £3,750; Scott 6 var. $4,500 if genuine)
Bermuda: 1930, King George V, 2s6d black and pale orange vermilion, a lovely distinctive color, fiscal cancel, cleaned and forged postal cancel applied. very fine . Royal Cert.(2009)(SG 89h £2,750 if genuine)
North Borneo Japanese Occupation: 1941 1c to $5.00 set of 15, appropriate tropical toning, o.g., fine, quite good overprints (Scott N1-5 var. $4,800 if genuine)