Lot 60
Worldwide Airmail Reference Collection. Over 500 items mostly mounted on album pages and in stockbook including many better genuine items throughout; including a genuine rare Columbia #C1 (type 3) on pioneer flight cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia and a few off cover forgeries, Danzig surcharge issues including fake 1923 provisional air cover, Ecuador 1929, 10s forgery including die proof, France 1927 first airmails including genuine set on cover (P.F. cert.) and various off cover fakes, the 1937, 50f Airmail forgeries, Germany with 1927-31 Zeppelins including genuine mint and flight covers as well as forgeries, Hungary including first issues genuine and forged surcharges, similar 1924 issues including a set of forgery sheets, Italy with 1933 genuine triptych mint and a couple forged covers, section of Latvia triangle issues, New Caledonia 1932 Paris-Noumea overprints including genuine (BPA cert.) and forgeries, Newfoundland with various forged overprints and covers, genuine including #C2 mint #C3 genuine first printing on cover, 1933 Balbo surcharges including genuine block of 4 (two stamps n.h.) as well as the St. John's & New York fakes, New Guinea 1939 Cividini engraved forgeries including die proof, Switzerland 1919 first issues including genuine mint pairs, genuine on cover usages and a selection of forged overprints, United States including the $2.60 Zeppelin engraved forgery and a genuine on flight cover, etc.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $17,000
Lot 61
Worldwide Forgery Reference Collection Balance. Hundreds of items mostly on album and stockpages; mostly Asia and Middle East countries represented, including early China forgeries and reprints, selection of 1903 1c Foochow bisect forgeries on piece and cover, Shanghai forgery stock, Dutch East Indies with early 1800's folded letters with forged handstamps, early issue Israel forgeries, Persia with a strong range of early forgeries, reprints, etc., Turkey with first issues forged on cover, one with Russia Levant combination attributed to Zareski (ex-Burrus), selection of genuine first issues genuine including dues and various forgeries, later issues including Spiro sheets, Liannos "Service Mixte" genuine locals in unused panes, Tibert forged covers, etc.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $10,500
Lot 62
Worldwide Forgery & Reprint Sheet Collection. Approximately 150 full and part sheets of various forgeries mounted in oversized album with many in complete issues; including Argentina 1862 issue Fournier sheets with duplication, Buenos Aires 1858 issue sheets, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1900 issues (Fournier), France 1941-42 1fr50c Maquis forgery sheet, German Zeppelin "private reprint" sheets, Haiti 1893-95 issues (Fournier), Hamburg 1864 issue reprints and other German State forgeries, India 1854 issue sheets, North Borneo 1887-92 issue sheets, Paraguay 1870, 2r reprint sheet, Romagna 1859 issue Usigli "essay" sheets, Roman States 1852, 50baj used Spiro sheet of 55 and a set of 1867 issue Moen reprints, the so-called reprints of the 1868 Suez Canal Co. issues, also including a Spiro approval sheet and a few early Japan tourist sheets (no photo).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $4,000
Lot 63
Worldwide Forgery Balance. Thousands of items on stockpages and in glassine & envelopes, etc.; wide range of material including forgery stocks in somewhat heavy duplication at times, some genuine and reprint material; inspection required (no photo).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $8,000
Lot 64
Worldwide Reference Collection. Old time collection of thousands of items arranged by country and mounted on annotated pages in 4 early albums, mostly forgeries with some better genuine; includes Abyssinia (Ethiopia) issues including Fournier album material, interesting Afghanistan forgeries, Argentine including Buenos Aires issues, Austria with journal stamp issues and Danube Steam Nav. locals, Brazil with various forgeries of the early numeral issues, early China issues including genuine, Columbia including states, interesting section of Korea with genuine, Formosa with scarce genuine 1888 issues, large section of French Colonies and P.O.'s abroad including Fournier postmark and surcharge proofs, similar German States with genuine and reprint material, Italian States, Japan first issues including genuine, La Guaira packet issues including genuine, Liberia, Netherlands & Colonies, Pacific Steam Nav. Co. forgeries, Portuguese Colonies, substantial section of Romania and Shanghai including many genuine, Uruguay, etc.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $20,000
Lot 65
Worldwide Reference Stock. Mix of thousands mostly housed in old stockbooks including some genuine; strength in Europe and Latin American countries including stocks of Italian States including hand drawn facsimiles, Switzerland, German Area including much States material, interesting selection of Eastern Europe, Spain and Portugal including Colonies, French Area, Austria, etc., also includes the first volume of Fournier Album de Fac-similes Genève album mostly intact with hundreds of items, cigarette cards with stamp images; worth careful inspection (no photo).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $21,000