Lot 11
Canada Reference Collection. Well over 300 items on album and stock pages in two binders; with many genuine stamps including better early classics, some of which are annotated as repaired, margins added, cancel removed and forged, fake perforations, etc., selection of forged covers including bisects of R. Thuin and fake progress die proofs and essays (several ex Burrus), 1851-57 Issues include the various forgeries as wells as a genuine 12p black proof on bond and "Specimen" on India, section of 1851-59 Issue Oneglia forgeries, Pugh type II forgeries including die proofs (ex Dale-Lichtenstein) and "Specimens", large and small Queens includes fake laid paper and bisects on piece with fake cancels, Jubilee issues with genuine high values and the various forgeries including a hand drawn $5, 1899 2¢ on 3¢ surcharges with various forged types and bogus varieties, Port Hood provisionals, 1926 2¢ on 3¢ surcharge forgeries, comprehensive section of 20th century postal forgeries including the 1953 3¢ Karsh and 1954 5¢ QE "Wilding" forgeries, the discovery example of the 1963 4¢ Cameo counterfeit, 1968 6¢ Centennial forgery in matched sets of corner blocks and on cover, 1990-92 39¢ & 43¢ Flag coil forgeries including a 43¢ on cover, 1995 45¢ Flag forgery on cover, 2000 $1.05 Deer & 2003 $1.40 Maple Leaf booklets, 2003 49¢ QEII forgery including booklets and on cover, few Columbian Scadta "Ca." fake consular overprints including a genuine 5p value used (only 50 issued), section on the 5¢ & 10¢ Nesbitt postal stationery indicias which include proofs, reprints and the forgeries, Unemployment & Liquor Excise Stamp fakes, etc.; an exceptional collection.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $19,000
Lot 12
Cape of Good Hope Reference Collection. Well over 250 items mounted on album pages in binder with a focus on the triangle and early Hope issues; 1853-58 issues with genuine used in modest duplication including repaired and altered items, similar genuine 1863-64 issues followed by the various forgeries including engraved, showing of various postmark types, multiples and shade variances, design variety, set of Spiro Bros. used sheets, ex Fournier album items, etc., section of 1861 Woodblock issues including five 1d vermilion issues including unused but repaired and regummed, two used but repaired with one added to piece, a faulty used example and one altered with "Four" painted in the value tablet to imitate the error of color, five 4d blue issues including two used with one tied on piece, two repaired examples and one altered with "One" painted in the value tablet, Woodblock reprints including five 1883 reprints, a set on card signed by A.A. Jurgens and a set in pairs from the defaced die made in 1940 on presentation card again sign by Jurgens, forgeries with 15 forgery types including cancellation types, multiples, errors of color, etc., later Hope issues with genuine reference and 5 genuine covers faked by Jurgens by applying various cancellations of the original cancellation devices.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $10,500
Lot 13
Colombia Reference Collection. Approximately 300 items mostly mounted on album pages; starting with 1859 first issue forgeries including multiples and hand drawn, 1861 Arms issue with a genuine 20c of the corrected 2½ error (cleaned, RPS cert.), forgery types including 2½c Sperati, similar 1862 & 1863 forgery types including multiples and hand drawn, strong showing of 1865 issue forgeries with Arms issues including a set of used Spiro sheets as well as the registration stamps, the alleged 1870 registration stamp reprints (forgeries) in sheet format as well as other forgery types, various state issues including a Cauca provisional cover believed to be bogus, a Rio Hacha cover and 23 hand drawn facsimiles of various state issues.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,700
Lot 14
Cuba Postal Forgery Collection. 8 covers and 171 stamps arranged by issues on stockpages including many rare singles, multiples on cover including #8F 1856, 1r green, strip of three on cover to Cadiz and couple other singles usages from Havana, #8F mint block of 4, rare #17F 1869, 20c orange on cover, better later including #22F mint, #71F used pairs (different postmarks), #71F+102F se-tenant pair used, #102F on cover, used #103F, multiples including two #7F mint part sheets of 56 and #102F block of 16.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,350
Lot 15
Egypt Reference Collection. Approximately 400 to 500 items in several collections mounted on album pages loose and in binder; including a early collection of forgeries with a section of forged cancels on Sphinx and Pyramid issues, later forged surcharges and postage due forgeries, another early collection including genuine including 1874-75 tete-beche pairs, proofs and various forgery items, main collection with 1866 issues genuine and color proofs, the Salama forgeries on watermark paper including blocks perf'd and imperf, other forgeries including forged cancels on genuine, section of 2pi fake bisects on cover and on pieces, 1867-69 Sphinx issue forgeries including works of Fournier, Spiro, forged cancels and bisect usages, genuine covers fakes, 1872-75 issues including genuine used, forgeries with a set of Spiro Bros sheets, forged cancels with a section of "Dopo La Partenza" cancels and Egyptian Post Offices Abroad, later overprint forgeries and a section of postage dues including forged essays.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $3,750
Lot 16
Europe Reference Collection. Approximately 400 items mostly mounted on album pages in two binders; various countries represented including Albania with a study of the 1917 issue forgery types, Belgium 1929 Orval private overprints including a genuine and forged overprint set, Czechoslovakia counterfeit 1919 overprints and the 1934 National Anthem sheets with genuine with original folders and the forgeries, Fiume 1920 issue forgery sheets, Hungary first issues including genuine lithos used, engraved reprints including blocks and a selection of forgeries, Luxembourg with 1891-93 issue proofs including pairs and blocks, 1923 10fr View issues including genuine souvenir sheet and 4 forgery types, Monaco first issue with genuine including the rare 5fr rose on green mint (Raybaudi cert.), various forgery of the high values including Oneglia types and Fournier "Faux de Genève" items, Netherlands 1923 issue engraved die proof forgeries, Poland first issue with genuine including one added to cover and couple of forgeries, 1919 Gneizo surcharge forgeries, Portugal with a host of various reprints of early issues, including Colonies, also several covers with reprints added, Romania including Moldavia & Moldavia-Walachia forged covers and genuine off cover with forged cancels, with similar 1865 first Prince issues and a set of Spiro sheets, 1866-67 issues with genuine 20pa block of 30 and a Spiro sheet set, Kustendje & Czernawodwe locals with the various reprints, Russia with first issue on cover tied by ink essay cancellation that now is believed to be a forgery (ex-Faberjé collection), 1880 Irbit local on genuine cover tied by forged cancel, several covers with Russian Levant issues forged on covers believed to be the work of Zareski (ex-Burrus), Vatican City 1934 Surcharge set including genuine mint (Bolaffi cert.) and several forged sets, etc.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $12,500
Lot 17
France Reference Collection. Extensive collection of hundreds of items mostly mounted on album pages in three binders; includes genuine throughout with many better on and off cover items, including first issue Ceres used reference, 1862 Re-issues and some on cover fakes and repaired items including dubious cancels, forgeries including E-1 "the ferocious concierge" with mint and used, multiples and 7 different format sheets, host of later forgery types including sheetlets, Fourier and several 1887 Granet reprints, Napoleon issues with 1852 issues including the 1862 Re-issues and E-0 forgery types, 1853-60 issues with 25c & 1fr Re-issues, 1fr reprints including forged cancels, fake 80c tête-bêche covers, section of 80c values with figures erased and 1fr values painted in, selection of forgeries mostly of the 1fr and 25c values including trial colors and fantasies, 1862-71 issues with fake 20c tête-bêche on cover and 80c off cover, 1863-70 issues with various dubious covers including Peru and Venezuela (ex-Burrus) combination frankings, selection of 5fr forgeries including genuine (faulty or repaired), 1871 10c surcharge fakes, a selection of 10 Ballon Monte covers most bearing various 20c issues, 1870-71 Bordeaux issues including a section of genuine on and off cover identified by report and position, including 20c type I on and off cover and other better mixed frankings, 20c Bordeaux "Faux de Pons" postal forgeries with single and 4 covers including one seized cover with a pair and a rarer "Faux d'Italie" type 2, 1870-73 issues including several forged bisect covers (ex-Burrus) and well as a genuine (Le Fulton) and fake Ballon Monte cover, several fake tête-bêche items, etc., section of Sage issues genuine, later issues including 1923 Congress fakes and genuine on Exposition cover, genuine Strasbourg sheet, Le Havre Exposition issue with several genuine, Dunkirk Region section including several signed covers, section of French Intelligence Forgeries including full sheets and on cover, 1941-42 French underground forgeries, back-of-the-book includes Postage Dues with genuine on and off cover as well as a selection of various fakes, F.M. military overprints, newspapers and telegraph issues, etc., other additional sections including more later postal forgeries, genuine 1914, 10c Valenciennes issue on and off cover and some French Post Offices Aboard (ex-Burrus).Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $23,000
Lot 18
French Colonies Reference Collection. Approximately 350 items on stock and album pages; including a few mint general colonies issues, Reunion with a rare genuine unused 1852, 15c value (faulty with SAEC cert., Scott cat. $36,000), selection of forgeries mostly of the first issues, Diego Suarez 1890 Second issue with genuine and a range of forgeries including Fournier cancels and hand drawn, Madagascar 1891 issues includes genuine registered cover 10c + 15c + 25c combination franking, various mint and used issue arranged by types and a selection of forgeries, Obock with a selection of genuine and a few forgeries, similar Somali Coast issues, other material including Cilicia forged airmail overprints and a section of Alsace & Lorraine occupational issues including fake covers.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $10,000
Lot 19
German Area Reference Balance. Mix of several hundreds items in glassine and on stock and album pages; including 1905 10pf and 1917 Germania propaganda forgeries, section of P.O. in China including forged overprints and cancels, genuine 1897 Cameroun set on Bickel cover, fake Inselpost covers, Saar, Memel and Danzig forgeries, etc. (no photo).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 20
German States Reference Collection. Approximately 500 items of various states, mostly arranged on album pages in two binders; including Bremen with genuine 1855 issue types and forgeries, similar later issues including forgeries of Brademeyer, Fournier and Moens, run of Spiro sheets of various states including Brunswick, Hannover, Lubeck, etc., selection of Wurttemburg mostly reprints and a host of various issues in glassine.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $4,250