Duplicated array with New Guinea Overprints x2 sets, 1901 Yachts & 1914-19 Yachts 5mk x13; East Africa Wmk Yachts to 3r x2 and a few Mafia forgeries including 20h with Double Overprint; Kamerun Wmk Yachts to 5mk x4 and low value CEF Overprints including a few blocks of 4; Karolinen Wmk Yachts 5mk x4; Kiautschou Wmk Yachts high values; Marianen Wmk Yachts 5mk x3; Marshalls Wmk Yachts 5mk x11; Samoa Wmk Yachts 5mk x7 & a few GRIs; and Togo Occupation Overprints including Wmk Yachts 5mk x4 and some forgeries; a few used throughout & stray 'Specimen' Overprints to 3mk that are probably all forgeries; condition generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 600+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 2,500.00
Closed..Aug-30-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2500
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1834
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Cat No: Collection
CAROLINES: 1910 'Typhoon Provisionals' '5pf' on 3pf forged surcharges as Mi 7Pv x3 (one with blunt corner & not on piece), with Double Surcharge x2 and with the Surcharge Inverted x2, three tied to pieces by forged 'PONAPE/ (KAROLINEN)/12 7/10' cds, two tied by forged Ponape post office mailbag seal & one tied by both, Cat €25,000+ if genuine. (7 items)
Our professional view is that forgeries have a legitimate role in a serious collection. Forgeries enable comparison and are thus a valuable reference tool. Of course, forgeries are a collecting field in their own right and enthusiasts often pay more for a skillful or beguiling forgery than for the genuine article.
(Qty 7)
MARSHALL ISLANDS - JAPANESE OCCUPATION IN WORLD WAR I: Yachts 3pf to 80pf plus extra 3pf 25pf 30pf 40pf & 80pf each with broad-oval personal 'chop' of Sub-Lt Kobayashi, and 3pf to 80pf missing the 30pf but with an extra 40pf each with oval personal 'chop' of Paymaster K Tamura, generally very fine with large-part o.g. NB: the handstamps are all forgeries. For the genuine chops, see Prestige auction of 25.3.2011, Lots 66 & 67.
(Qty 24)
