Lot 38
Italian States: Tuscany Reference Collection. Over 450 items mostly mounted on album pages in binder; 1851-52 Lion issues including genuine 1cr-9cr issues used in duplication including 1cr pair on cover, also a selection of similar issues with removed cancellations, similar 1857-59 issues with genuine including 6cr on cover and two 9cr singles used (one sound and other with tear, both with P.F. certs., Scott cat. $7,750 each), extensive forgery section including Fournier creations including multiples and a diverse range of cancellations, a host of other forgeries including several cover and on piece creations, 1860 Coat of Arms issues with genuine issues to the 80c with duplication (mixed condition), forgeries including the works Fournier and a set of Spiro Bros. used sheet among others, also a small section of newspaper tax forgeries.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $11,500
Lot 39
Italy Reference Collection. Over 60 items; includes various 1863, 15c forgeries including a type III postal forgery used (Sassone #F4, E. Diena cert., 1906, 10c claret with a postal forgery of Milan including unused single and on registered cover in combination with genuine, also a unused postal forgery of Palermo unused, 1908, 50c violet postal forgery of Leghorn mint, set of Spiro Bros postage due used sheets, photolithographed forgeries of the Enti parastatali 1924 issues, several occupational cover forgeries and a group of B.P.L. lettercards that appear to be genuine.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $2,200
Lot 40
Japan Reference Collection. Approximately 600 items on album and stockpages; including a section of 19 faked covers and piece with genuine 1871-72 issues, mostly bearing 1871 first issues, an early tourist postage stamp sheet (purchased at Nagasaki in 1904) separated and displayed showing imitations to the Koban issues, other early forgeries arranged by issue in stockbook but unidentified except for a few early genuine issues and later Cherry Blossom issue forgeries.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $17,000
Lot 41
Latin America Reference Collection. Balance collection of many hundreds mostly mounted on album pages in three binders; including Bolivia 1866-67 Eagle 10c forgeries, 50c genuine with bogus cancels and 100c on forged cover (all ex-Burrus), 1894 Arms issue with various prints, 1899 overprints, etc., Canal Zone first issue forged overprints, Cuba with 12 1898-99 Puerto Principe Provisional cover forgeries, Ecuador with 1865 Arms forgeries, 1871 issue with 1946 reprint blocks and forgery types, 1875 issue with genuine and several fake bisect covers, 1881 issue with fake inverts and various manufactured bisect covers, Honduras with a selection of 1866 issue forgeries and a few later issues, Panama with 1887-88 reprints, Paraguay with Lion "Essay" fantasy section, Pacific Steam Navigation Co. (Peru) with genuine, essays and forgery types, Uruguay with 1856 issue forgery sheets and a selection of 21 hand drawn classic issues, two rare Pacific Philatelic Society 1866, 15c reprint sheets (normal color #2 of 55 and trial #3 of 3 issued), various fake covers (2 are ex-Burrus) including cover reverse with 1860, 100c block of four, pair and single to London which some authorities consider genuine, also a host of unmounted material including many Raoul de Thuin creations.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $6,500
Lot 42
Liberia Reference Collection. Approximately 140 items on album pages in binder with a focus on the 1860-80 First issues; including a section of genuine issues and forgery types identified by P. Crockrill (includes his handbook on these forgeries), a good range of forgery types including blocks, imperf and shade varieties, etc.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $650
Lot 43
Mexico Reference Collection. Over 250 items mounted on album pages in two binders; section of 1856 & 1861 "clandestine" reprints with various forged cancels and district overprints including the four different types of Mexico overprints, bisects on cover fronts, multiples, etc., other fraudulent usages on cover, stamp forgeries with various full sheets including Spiro Bros. and Fournier creations, additional bisect creations on cover including many items from the Burrus collection, includes the 1864 issues with a genuine 3c Eagle on a mourning wrapper tied by fake Mexico postmark (Mepsi cert., ex Burrus), Spiro Bros. sheets of the Eagle & 1866 Maximilian issues, hand drawn forgeries of the 1895 Transportation issue high values including "Oficial" overprints, section of Porte de Mar issues including genuine 1st & 2nd series, 2nd & 3rd series forgeries with large multiples including Spiro sheets showing the various cancels, few provisionals including Campeche and Guadalajara covers with a genuine 4r bisect usage (Scott #12a, Mepsi cert.), also a additional stock of hundreds of stamps, collection on album pages and dozens of additional on cover creations (mostly of R. Thuin including some of his original cancel tracings); with duplication to be expected.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $6,250
Lot 44
Mexico Classic Issue Forgeries. Many hundreds of stamps (mostly litho.) and a few covers, several full sheets, on 73 oversized pages., an study including various cancels, issued represented include 1856, 1861, Eagles, Maximilians, 1868, 1872 and extensive Porte de Mar issues; for the specialist, worth inspection (no photo).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $850
Lot 45
Mexico 1868, 100c black on brown, Postal Forgery, México. Perf'd, cons 1-70, thin figures without period after numerals, authentically used, Very Fine, with few exceptions are overprinted 1868 or 1869, this stamp is one of two known 100c from the district Mexico, it is a "Tipo de Mexico", printed in the government printing office and overprinted with the district number and year on the left side and upside down; with 1994 MEPSI certificate.Scott No. 56 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425
Lot 46
Mexico - Guadalajara Reference Collection. 74 covers and approximately 70 off cover stamps; virtually all covers the work of Raoul de Thuin with each signed by the "artist" in pencil on reverse, with a host of various issues and cancel types including combination frankings, multiples and bisect usages, selection of genuine off cover and some forgeries on stockcards.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,400
Lot 47
Samoa Express Issue Reference Collection. Over 700 stamps mostly on album pages and arranged on stockpages; with genuine issues by states including 2nd state with six 6d singles, two single 1sh & a 2sh all used, 3rd state with mint 1d panes including full sheet of 20, 3d sheet of 10 (Scott cat $5,500 for singles, ex Fitzpatrick) and two 6d sheets of 10 in bright and dull violet, set of the 1892 S.T. Leigh reprint sheets of 40, stocksheets with the various forgeries including "used" items and panes, several hand-drawn facsimiles, etc.; duplication to be expected.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $5,000