ALBANIA: 1917 Koritza French currency issues 1c - 50c, plated group of forgeries plus a large group of blocks and selection of bogus overprints plus a few other issues inc. 1946 Peace issue in a binder & stockbook and issues for the Mirdite Republic genuine & forged. (few hundred) (Image)

ARGENTINE/BUENOS AIRES: Range with 1856 Corrientes issues inc. Serrane type 3 unused (Spiro production), 1857/59 Buenos Aires imperf issues with several different types identified as Spiro or Fournier productions unused inc. pairs and blocks of four, 1p or 2p issues reprints and 'used' in sheet format and singles, Argentine Confederation 1858 5 - 15c with both unused and 'used' imperf and perf and an array of the genuine for comparison, 1863/64 5c - 15c types identified by Earee or Kneitschel with several multiples inc. sheets (5c, 10c & 15c) and part-sheets unused and 'used' plus examples of cut-down pages from Fournier Forgery Album (1928) several opt 'FAUX' in Black, 1899/1902 ½c - 20c imperf reproductions on laid paper and a few other issues. (hundreds) Cross Reference : ARGENTINA (Image)

ASIA: Group with Nepal imperf range inc. 1917 issues in unused sheets and 1930/35 perforated issues with a few genuine for comparison, Netherlands Indies 1870-88 to 2g50c Spiro forgeries 'used', Labuan 1885-92 QV to 16c Fournier forgeries 'used', British North Borneo QV unused to 10c both imperf & perf with several multiples and attributed to Careme (Paris), Ceylon 1859 4d & 9d, Straits Settlements 1867 QV 2c - 96c Spiro forgeries 'used', Burma 1942 forged peacock opts on KGVI issues and tied to covers (16) to Rangoon with forged cancellations, 1942/43 forged Occupation issues (bogus colours) on covers to Rangoon (10) or fragment (2000 BPA Cert.) with forged cancels, 1947 forged opts on KGVI, 1944 forged 'TRENGGANU' opts on occupation issues on unaddressed env. with forged cancellations, Bangkok 'B' forged opts on QV 2c, 4c & 8c. (c200 + 28 covers) Cross Reference : BURMA, MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, BRITISH POST OFFICES IN SIAM (BANGKOK), MALAYA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION (Image)

AUSTRALIA & STATES; Range on hagners with all states represented inc. NSW Laureates 1888 reprints, Victoria 1852-57 bogus 1d Queen-on-Throne, bogus Western Australia Revenues bogus stamps etc with may identified as Spiro production (c100) (Image)

BRITISH AFRICA: Range with Gold Coast 1875 QV½d - 6d 'used' produced by Spiro, Sierra Leone 1859 6d imperf and range of 1872 QV 1d -1/- 'used' also produced by Spiro inc. ½d, 1d & 3d in full or part sheets 'used', St Helena range QV issues 'used' inc. opts with Oneglia, Spiro, Fournier & De Beuckelaer productions, British East Africa 1890 2r - 5r Fournier forgeries 'used', Niger Coast QV ½d 'used' and N.Nigeria KEVII £25 forged plus Liberia 1860 6c & 24c Fournier forgeries as identified by Cockrill. Good selection. (few hundred) (Image)

BALKANS GROUP: Range with Bulgaria 1885 3k - 50k opts inc. Fournier types and one with Stolow (NY) h.s. on rear, 1902 5k - 15k forged possibly by Imperator, Montenegro 1874/98 10k - 25k forged and genuine selection and 1896 1k - 50k forgeries probably by Fournier, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1900 Coat of Arms range of imperf & perf forgeries with several blocks of four. Greece 1861 Hermes Head forgeries and Samos Provincial Post 1921 issue colour trials endorsed 'AR' (Adolf Rosewald) on rear and of unknown status, Crete 1905 reprints, Serbia 1866/68 issues of imperf & perf forgeries mostly by Spiro, 1905 1p - 50p forgeries with several large multiples possibly by Hadi and 1911/14 to 25p in similar forged blocks by Fournier. (few hundred) Cross Reference : GREECE, BULGARIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, SERBIA (Image)

BRAZIL: Range on hagners with Bulls Eyes to 90r, 1845 10r - 600r, 1850 10r - 600r inc. 90r in sheet format 'used', 1850 10r & 30r in sheet format 'used', 1861 280r & 430r in sheet formats 'used'; the majority identified as Spiro, 1931/34 VARIG issues 'used' range in multiples etc. (few hundred) (Image)

BRITISH EMPIRE: Range with Seychelles 1893 QV15c on 16c double opt forged (2016 RPSL Cert.), Malta range of forged village cancels plus 1925 p.dues unused and 'used', Gibraltar KGV high values cleaned and with forged cancels, Gibraltar 1887 QV with bogus official opt, Ionian Islands 1859 QV Spiro & Fournier group, Muscat 1944 KGVI forged opts with genuine group for comparison, Falkland Islands QV and 1933 10/- & £1 perforated colour copies, British Honduras 1865 3d, 6d & 1/- inc. faked bisects and British Guiana 1856 1c Magenta reproduction (2), 1860-65 Sailing ship forged range to 24c and a few other issues. (few hundred) Cross Reference : SEYCHELLES, BRITISH HONDURAS/BELIZE, BRITISH GUIANA/GUYANA, MALTA (Image)

BRITISH WEST INDIES: Range with Antigua Spiro produced 1863 1d, 1867 1d (inc. an imperf pair), 1872 6d, Bahamas 1860 1d, 1861 4d & 6d inc. 'used' pairs, 1865 1/- inc a pair 'used', Barbados Britannia forgeries, 1897 ¼d - 2½d forgeries, Bermuda 1865 1d, 2d & 1/-, Nevis range with 1862 1d - 1/- and 1866/67 1d & 4d, 1878 6d & bogus 1/- attributed to Zechmeyer (Nuremberg), Jamaica 1860 1d forged and with double perfs and 2d & 4d imperf, Montserrat QV DLR ½d - 4d forged and a bogus 6d, St Christopher 1871 QV 6d Green forged, St Kitts-Nevis KGV 5/- with fake Basseterre cds, St Lucia QV range mainly produced by Spiro or Taylor, St Vincent QV 1861/69 1d - 1/- 'used' produced by Spiro & 5/- by Senf Bros. (Leipzig) optd 'FACSIMILE' Trinidad with forged 6d Britannia, faked opts, Tobago bogus QV 1d, Turks & Caicos 1867 1d - 1/- 'used' Spiro productions, Virgin Islands 1866/67 1d, 6d & 1/- 'used' range of singles and in sheets etc. Fine assembly. (few hundred) Cross Reference : ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, ANTIGUA (Image)

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA/CANADA: Range with Nova Scotia 1860 10c 'used' & 12½c ('used' and forged 'SPECIMEN' opt), Prince Edward Island 1872 QV 1c 2c (2), 4c, 10c & 15c (2) forged plus a c1962 produced 6d die proof on card, Newfoundland 1857 1d (4) 4d (2), 5d, 6d & 8d produced by Spiro, 1865 5c Seal (3) & QV 24c (5 - two types; Spiro or Fournier), Canada 1859 3c Beaver extensively repaired (with 1993 APS Cert.), Nova Scotia 1851 3d block of four 'used' produced by Spiro, British Columbia 1865-67 2c & 5c opts & 3c forged with faked handstruck or ms. cancels and several others. (124) Cross Reference : SPECIMENS, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (Image)

CENTRAL AMERICA: Range with Honduras 1862 & 1869 to 25c inc. Seebeck reprints & faked zig-zag perfs, 1866 2r genuine & with forged cancels, 1896 1c - 1p genuine, reprint & forged selection and 1898 Train issue 1c - 50c with imperf & perf forgeries (some in multiples), Haiti faked opts on 1902 1c-50c, Panama 1878 faked bisect or quadrisect tied to fragments, Salvador 1867 ½c - 4c Spiro forgeries unused (with a few multiples) and 'used', 1915 3c complete sheet with forged cancels, Guatemala 1875 1r & 2r in imperf blocks of nine by Spiro, 1878 1p forged sheets both perf & imperf by Sekula (Lucerne) & Guisquire and 1902 officials to 25c in strips of three, Costa Rica 1882 forged UPU provisional opts, Cuba 1857 Queen Isabella to 2r forged unused and 'used' and later issues to 1873 and Dominican Republic 1865 ½r & 1r Fournier forgeries and 1866/73 imperf ½r & 1r forged 'used' etc. Fascinating assembly. (hundreds) Cross Reference : HAITI, HONDURAS, CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Image)

CHINA: Range with Shanghai 1865 Dragons 1c - 8c unused, mainly lithographed forgeries (some in sheets and multiples) inc. examples on pelure paper, few reprints and a bogus 5c 'used, 1867/88 issues with Fournier forgeries, 1893/1894 Hankow & Kewkiang locals forged, 1888 and 1895 Formosa (Taiwan) unused and 'used' forgeries and 1945 Japanese occupation of Taiwan imperf forgeries. Useful group. (hundreds) Cross Reference : CHINA (Image)

COLOMBIA: Range with 1859/60 2½c - 80c, 1861 2½c - 1p forgeries by Spiro or Fournier, 1862 5c - 1p, 1863 20c, 50c & 1p, 1865 2½c triangular and regular designs to 1p, 1865 registration 5c (both types in part sheets and 'used'), 1866/68 10p, 1868/72 range forged with forged ms. cancels and ½p complete unused sheet , 1868 2½c triangular issue and later issues inc. 1919 & 1932 faked airmail opts plus an extensive group of Colombian States inc. Antioquia 1868 2½c, 5c & 10c, Bolivar 1863/66 10c & 1879/84 5c - 20c forgeries & reprints, Santander 1884 5c & 10c, 1886 1c, 5c & 10c, c1903 Barbacoas 50c locals and many others. Intriguing assembly. (hundreds) Cross Reference : COLOMBIA (Image)

EGYPT: Range with 1866 to 10pi forged (one with 1970 BPA Cert.), 1867-71 Sphinx range from different forgers inc. Spiro, one with a forged Russian cds, 1872/75 types by Spiro inc. a 'used' sheet of the 5pa, 1878 forged opts, p.due bogus group on unwmkd paper imperf and with forged impressed wmks, forged double prints, double perfs and imperf between, 1882 Postal seals selection of genuine & forgeries as identified by Kehr, few 20th century issues with forged opts and a selection of bi-lingual 'SOUDAN' opts with incorrect & forged Egyptian cancels. Useful group (hundreds) Cross Reference : SUDAN (Image)

EUROPE: Range with France inc. 1869 5F by Spiro and group of 1901 'F.M.' (Franchise Militaire) forged double & inverted opts, Belgium WWI period issues forgeries & 1882/94 forged railway stamps, Luxembourg 1852 and later issues, Switzerland inc. Zurich Cantonals 4r (one on a forged 1849 E) & 6r, double Geneva, extensive range of Rayon types by Fournier & Spiro, Austria 18651 newspaper issues and 1866/78 Danube Steam Navigation Co stamps both reprints & forgeries, Sweden 1920 forged inverted opts, Iceland 1873 Spiro forgeries and other Swedish, Norwegian, Danish & Finnish forged local stamps identified with Hurt or Tyler types plus a small group of DWI 'used' by Spiro and a few with simulated perfs. (few hundred) Cross Reference : FRANCE, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND (Image)

FRENCH COLONIES: Range of mainly Peace & Commerce types inc. Madagascar & Dependencies to 5F inc. opts, 1912 Gabon, Anjouan, Dahomey & French Guiana with forged '5' or '10'c opts Fournier productions, 1904 'CHINE' bilingual opts on Indochina issues, New Caledonia & French Guiana 1892 2c - 1F in blocks of four, St Pierre & Miquelon 1886 5c - 15c Fournier productions, Reunion 1852 issue with group of forgery & a reprint, 1889 p.dues 5c - 30c Fournier productions, French Polynesia 1892 35c, 40c & 50c forgeries in blocks of twelve, 1892 'DIEGO SUAREZ' opt on 1c p.due forgery on card etc. (c200) Cross Reference : REUNION, FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD, VIETNAM (Image)

GERMANY/GERMAN STATES/GERMAN OCCUPATION/GERMAN COLONIES: Comprehensive and diverse study in large binders (2) inc. 1915 Ruhleben Internment Camp forgeries group, private reprints of the 1933 Zeppelin 1-4m Chicago flight, 2m & 4m S.American flight and 1931 Polar flights 1m & 2m in complete sheets, 1945 Hitler issues with faked 'DEUTSCHLAND/VERDERBER' opts and faked expertising marks on rear, 1949 forged (West) 'BERLIN' opts, Bergedorf 1861 & 1867 reprint and forgeries range, Brunswick 1852/56 forged selection inc. Spiro productions, Hamburg with Spiro forgeries & Goldner reprints group plus a wide range of Hamburg locals many in sheets and the majority by Spiro, Hanover Spiro productions in 'used' sheets, Oldenburg 1861 ¼gr complete sheet forged, Saxony 1850 3pf forgeries (3 types), 1868 North German Confederation 1gr with forged Hamburg machine cancel, Alsace-Lorraine 1885 reprints group, 1923 faked 'MEMEL/30/Mark' opts on France 50c Sower, Danzig to 5000 marks and range of opt issues all with forged cancels, Sudetenland forged opt on Czechoslovakia, East Silesia (Teschen) '50/1920' faked opt on Czechoslovakia, 1943 faked 'Deutsche/Besetzung/Zara' opts on Italian stamps, 1945 East Saxony (Russian Zone) bogus issues, Caroline islands forged post and reply-cards, Fournier forgeries for German Colonies Cameroon - Togo and many others. Outstanding assembly and essential reference. Inspection recommended. (few thousand) Cross Reference : GERMANY, POSTAL STATIONERY, GERMAN STATES, GERMAN COLONIES (Image)

GREAT BRITAIN & CHANNEL ISLANDS: Range with 1914/24 PPc franked KGV 1d with faked double perfs, 1966 3d Xmas unused pair, one unit with Gold (Queen's Head) erased, group of QV & KEVII forged official opts, 1881/92 Jubilee issues with forged 'LEVANT' opts, 1968/69 forged FDC, c1993 1p & 10p Machins with forged perfs, 1867/85 forged Circular Delivery Co stamps, Guernsey 1941 ½d, 1d & 2½d forgeries in large blocks, Jersey 1942 local env. franked ½d with forged perfs & forged cancels etc. (few hundred + few covers) Cross Reference : CIRCULAR DELIVERY COMPANY ISSUES, OFFICIALS - INLAND REVENUE, OFFICIALS - GOVERNMENT PARCELS, JERSEY STAMPS (Image)

HONG KONG: Range with Spiro/Fournier produced QV issues to 2c - 96c and 28c on 30c with different types identified as per Tsang, Panelli produced 'used' QV 18c, 48c (2) & 96c (2 - both colours), bogus 'CHU/CHIN/CHOW' opts on KGV 2c & 4c and 1946 KGVI Victory 30c & $1 with extra strokes in design painted in. (53) (Image)

INDIA: Range with 1852 Scinde Dawk embossed issues unused inc. multiples and 'used' (several on fragments), 18554 QV imperf inc. 4a inverted head cut-to-shape, and 4a complete sheets unused and 'used', 1915 env. with KGV 3p block of four & ½a pair with forged 'I.E.F' opts, range of Indian States inc. forged 'GWALIOR' opts, Kishangarh with 1903 issue in bogus colour, Bhopal 1896 issue with bogus perforations, group of Jammu & Cashmere forgeries, 'JHIND/STATE' forged opts, Hyderabad 1873 faked opts etc. (few hundred + 2 covers) (Image)

ITALIAN STATES/ITALY: Extensive range in binder with Modena 1852 to 1l 'used' by Fournier, Naples 1860 Savoy Cross forgeries, Papal States 1852/64 to 50b (on laid or wove paper) unused and 'used' and 1867 2c - 80c on gloss or matt paper identified by Moens (Brussels) or Gelli & Tani (Brussels) both imperf & perf with several in full sheets, Parma 1859 5c 'used' forged (1972 RPSL Cert.) & 15c full sheet forged by Spiro, Romagna 6b full sheet 'used' produced by Fournier, Sardinia 1851/61 forgeries & reprints (some with fake lozenge cancels or cds), Sicily 1850 forged to 50g, Tuscany 1860 with forged lozenge wmk 80c in complete sheet 'used', Italy 1862 10c, 20c & 40c forgeries inc. bogus perf 11½ unused, 1870/74 p.dues 'used' to 10l by Spiro, 1924 'Franchise' charity issues group, 1944/45 1l & 2l forgeries inc. mini-sheet format in bogus colours plus a small range of San Marino & Italian Colonies. Useful group. (hundreds) Cross Reference : ITALIAN STATES, ITALY, ITALIAN COLONIES & P.O.s ABROAD, SAN MARINO (Image)

JAPAN: Extensive technical study in binder of the 'imitation' marks on mainly 19th century issues, individually identified, with a few genuine issues for comparison small selection of forged local stamps and forged 1945/46 Showa issues, group of Spiro productions in 'used' sheets for the 1871 issue (2), 1874 30s, 1875 ½s, 1876 issue (5) and 1877 10s plus a used collection inc. forgeries on printed very large-format pages (5 - each larger than A3) entitled 'THE COLLECTION OF ALL OLD JAPANESE POSTAGE STAMPS' with bilingual descriptions and printed places for every issue inc. 1871 48m - 500m each with four-margins and complete to 1930 with some pages duplicated and a further 5 similar pages with printed spaces for stamps - one annotated and two others with revenues & postal stationery issues. Remarkable assembly and essential reference. (few thousand) Cross Reference : JAPAN (Image)

KOREA: Range with 1884 5m - 100m forged 'used' (several with 'target' cancels) identified by Bardy & Tyler plus a few genuine unissued types, 1896/98 5 poon to 50 poon forged & genuine selection, 1900 2r & 15c forged unused, 1903 2r - 50c Eagle type forged & genuine selection plus a selection of large printed presentation sheets (a few with faults) each entitled 'COREAN POSTAGE STAMPS' c1910 with annotated places for issues 1885-1902 or 1903 (Jubilee stamp) each fully filled with mostly forged examples. (c300) Cross Reference : KOREA (Image)

MAURITIUS: Range of 'POST OFFICE' 1d & 1d unused and 'used' group inc. scarce 1877 RPSL reprints from the book on British Africa) in sheets of twelve, 'POST PAID' and mainly Spiro produced Britannia types, 1900 1r with fiscal cancel removed and forged pmk applied, Bogus 1860-63 DLR 3d QV etc. (81 stamps) (Image)

MEXICO; Range with 1856, 1861, 1864, 1865 & 1872-74 issues unused and 'used' with some identified by Richardson & Guitierrez inc. Spiro produced 1861 ½r, 1r, 2r & 4r in complete sheets 'used' and ½r, 4r & 8r in complete sheets or blocks unused plus examples of the forged postal markings employed (c200) (Image)