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