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.
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)
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 348
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
Japan 1871 to 1888 collection of 68 stamps, 7 old-time album pages and 4 approval cards. Vast majority are earlies including First two issues, decent quality. Fun to play with and you may get lucky. Also 128 Revenues
German States: Lubeck, 1859 2½s rose, four margins "tied" by indistinct c.d.s. on folded letter to Genoa receiver on reverse. Nice job (Scott 4 var. $2,000 if genuine.)
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 343
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
Germany: Selection of WWII counterfeits by allies, including Mercury sheets (by London) and German cards, PLUS Zeppelin Chicago 2 sets "unused", red BERLIN "used", a nice inflation 5 mil pair on cover
Israel: 1948 First Coins complete Imperforate vertical tab pairs, all n.h. except 25m gum, actually better looking than the fronts. Impressive from a distance (Scott 44935 $15,500 if genuine)
Foreign Forgeries Mexico to Spain including Sperat
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 350
Symbol: F
Mexico: 1864-66, Eagle, 3c yellow brown No overprint (remainder) guideline PAIR, full margin "tied by" GUADALAHARA c.d.s. and grid cancel. light stain, very creative (Scott 18a var. $1,400 if genuine.)
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 352
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
Netherlands Indies: Japanese Occupation: 1942-45 Interesting collection of almost 300, mounted on album pages in sets, could be genuine, could be originally an auction lot, plus three counter book sets. You might get lucky
Russia: 1857, First Issue imperforate, 10k dark brown & blue, four margined and very nice reproduction "tied" on what may be a Peter Winter cover. Lovely (Scott 1 var. $3,500 if genuine)
Spain: 1850 & 1860's, 33 "unused" fakes and/or reprints of imperforates, also 1936 30¢ block of 3 backstamped R0IG On-line illustrations are priced if genuine (must be a zillion dollars)
British Commonwealth: A smorgasbord of classics, St. Settlements, South Australia, SPECIMENS, Heligoland, Leeward 1st Issue, many India, I.E.W., P.E.I. crude Nova Scotia and Capes, Ceylon, 2p, Mulready and Falkland bisect (cert) plus more
Worldwide: Reprints, Fakes, Cinderellas, Revenue cancels, etc. 378 world-wide items in those small retail pages, in cute red books, included in the sets are some genuine stamps, most written up and priced.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 275
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland: Five different large prints of the 4d to 1s., They were made for Robson Lowe for his efforts. These are much larger than the normal prints and far rarer. With backstamps. Ex Walske.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 247
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Collection
Newfoundland: 4 pence Type A group of 5 black and white photo exposures showing Sperati's technique to remove the genuine postmark., Sperati was not able to copy a mint example of the genuine stamp so he carefully removed the cancel of a used copy and blank spots were later covered with a fake postmark. He produced photo prints in reverse and positive at various points in the process to check his work. Rare examples of one of the master's techniques and his meticulous efforts to perfect his "reproductions" Notes on front and reverse. Very fine. ex. Walske.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 249
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland 1sh Type C. A working Die Proof dated June 1943, with Sperati notes including mention of "agfa" the film he used, mounting pinholes. Ex Walske.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 250
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland 1 sh Type C. A working Die Proof dated June 1943 with Sperati's notes., Slightly different than the previous lot, a beautiful example of the master's work. Mounting pin holes. Ex Walske.
A rough translation/deciphering of writing accompanies the two previous lots.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 269
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Collection
Newfoundland One Shilling Type A, Very fine No backstamp The Baillie Collection had no "unused" 1 Shilling example Ex Walske and probably Sperati's daughter.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 270
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Collection
Newfoundland One Shilling Type B, Very rare and very fine. The Baillie Collection had no "unused" One Shilling examples B.P.A. handstamp and Ex Walske.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 253
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland: 4 Pence Type A showing the blank areas where the cancel was applied., Sperati was not able to copy a mint example of the genuine stamp so he carefully removed the cancel of a used copy and the blank spots were later covered with a fake postmark. Pencil notes on reverse, corner crease, still very fine. Rare. The Baillie Coll had only one normal 4 pence "unused" Ex Walske.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 256
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland 4 Pence Type E "used", very fine and very rare. Unrecorded in Sperati I & II. No example in Baillie, no back stamp. Ex Lyman, Walske and probably Sperati's daughter.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 257
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland: 6d Pence Type A, third state, Die Proof in Black signed by Sperati, Rare, only known in this format. Extremely fine. Twin to the Sir Gawaine Baillie copy. B.P.A. Handstamp Ex Walske.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 263
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland 6½ Pence, Type B, slightly different shade than previous lot. First reported in Sperati II, scarce and very fine. No backstamp. Ex Walske and probably Sperati's daughter.
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 252
Symbol: SR
Cat No: Sperati
Newfoundland 2 Pence Type A on note book paper showing text prior to trimming., Sperati was known to have sourced paper by cutting out pages from old library books. Very fine and interesting example of the master's work. No backstamp, probably Sperati's daughter. Ex Walske.
