Lot 68
Worldwide Andre Frodel Forgery Collection. Over 150 items on album and stockpages in binder with numerous articles regarding this Canadian forger's works; includes a section of British Columbia forgeries mostly imperforate in multiples and well as a few finished surcharged and perf'd items including used on piece, Canada works with genuine stamps including a bogus 1922, 5¢ KGV tete-beche block of four, selection of imperforate pairs with 1924, 7¢ KGV pair, various 1930-50's commemorative imperfs including a bogus 1951, 5¢ Steamship pair, section of forged O.H.M.S. overprints, 1959, 5¢ Seaway fantasies including a invert pair, other imperforate varieties including Provinces, few foreign country creations, various United States creations including 1¢ Pan-Am inverts, Prexie imperf pairs, 4¢ Parks imperf between, 1938 5¢ Eagle Airmail imperf horizontal block, various 1920-30's issue imperf pairs used on cover, etc.Estimate $500 - 750.
In life, Andre Frodel's talents were largely ignored by Vancouver stamp collectors. His hobby was skillfully forging postage stamps. For 10 years he manufactured fake 1866 British Columbia stamps and altered other Canadian stamps to make them appear more valuable. Serious collectors turned their backs on Frodel's works, but the old man who won nine decorations for valor in WWI and WWII, sold hundreds of his bogus stamps to people who couldn't afford genuine stamps.
He always told people who bought his stamps that they were forgeries, often marking them on the reverse "FRODEL FORGERY".
Realized: $8,500