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